In article <2EBEf.6782$2O6.408@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com>,
mrtravel posted:
> Julia Kiranskje wrote:
>
> > Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
> >
> >>This happens in the US, too. For instance, here in Hawaii (the 50th
> >>state of the United States), kamaaina rates at many tourist attractions,
> >>hotels, etc. are cheaper. A kamaaina is a resident of the state. And,
> >>exorbitant out-of-state tution fees apply at most US schools.
> >
> >
> > I can see that in tax-subsidized schools and even monuments, eg,
> > discounting to local students. However, two prices are diffcult to
> > swallow at purely commercial places like an airline or a hotel. I
> > didn't see that in any state I ever lived in. If Hawaii allows this
> > practice, that is just as objectionable.
>
> Disney does it, however not on the scale of some countries, such as
> Russia, where I have paid 5 to 10 times as much.
> There argument can be made that this is exactly what a commercial
> enterprise would do to maximize revenue. Foreign tourists are willing to
> pay more, so they get charged more. If they charged Indians the same
> rate, they would lose a lot of business.
> SoCal residents can get cheaper tickets and passes to Disneyland, and
> Florida residents get cheaper WDW tickets.
Coming to think of it this two-tier ticketing (henceforth TTT)
happens also in Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Utah and Texas. I
don't think that it is fair for an American tourist to criticize
Bharat for TTT when it is in effect all over the U.S.
Jai Maharaj
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