Originally Posted by
southlondonphil
Yep, ripped off royally by the Renaissance Barcelona Fira a couple of days ago.
Eligible Spend (net of Tax) of €141.70 posted as 1127 Base Points, equivalent to a Rate of Exchange of $1 = €1.25
which is monstrously offensive given that the Dollar is actually only worth 92 Euro-Cents on the open market
I mean 30% is terrible, but I've have several stays off by up to 80% recently....anything up to 10% I'll usually let go, but this is getting ridiculous....almost as bad as rates in Mexico City being published at USD then converted to MXN at checkout at a rate 10-15% off market rates...it's a giant scam, and I'm amazed they get away with it.