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Old Feb 13, 2023 | 4:40 am
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Originally Posted by apples12
Hotel taxes are decided based on the place not the hotel. Turks and Mexico have extreme taxed 27%+.

Also, these places you are paying a fortune because it’s so close to NY. People from NY will pay a fortune for the small amount of time they can get away. Of course none of these hotels have the same value as the Maldives as they are more expensive then all pretty much. All about location and convenience.
doesn’t explain service charges. You get services at all hotels, but not everyone hides them as a 10% surcharge.
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