$3 Credit Card Fee!
I’m so sick of falling for travel scams and I just learned about one in Las Vegas the hard way. Yesterday, I took a taxi from the airport to Mandalay Bay and the $17 fare quickly turned to $24 because of tip and a $3 charge for using my credit card!
Ooh, does it tick me off to get suckered, and the City of Las Vegas should make it illegal for taxi drivers not to disclose the fee in advance. While they are at it, they should make the company (VeriFone) that owns the machine change the wording from ‘voucher’ to ‘fee’ (see photo above).
Travel tip: No matter where you are in the world be sure to ask if there’s an extra charge for using your credit card because I know they do it in England too.
You can change the tip amount. Just a FYI for next time!
It’s Vegas, there should be video poker on those screens! Maybe then you could win the voucher fee back!!
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce should subsidize the fee!
It doesn’t cost the taxi company $3 to process a $17.90 charge. Not by a long shot. It is excessive reach to a captive audience. The City of Las Vegas is not in a position to affect this issue as Strip casinos are not within its jurisdiction. Clark County probably has a say but altering those dynamics would not be perceived as “pro business.”
Nice to tack on an automatic 20 percent gratuity. I’m sure it, too, was fully disclosed…