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Old Nov 17, 2021, 3:19 am
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MaxFlyer
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: UK
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Originally Posted by Oxon Flyer

Welcome to the civilised world.

I just pulled up a rate for a hotel in the UK, and with the "Show rates with taxes and all fees" box checked it displayed a price with a "Taxes and all fees included" footnote. When I unchecked the box, it displayed the same price, but removed the "Taxes and all fees included" footnote. Seems like UK consumer law is overriding Marriott's desire to display the ex-VAT price.
In the UK the the price displayed has to be the total price, non of this US silliness in displaying something for $20 only then realising when you go to pay at the counter that you need to add on VAT and therefore don't have enough money on you!
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