Blue Rock Resort 7% Restaurant Surcharge on Holidays
Here’s a new scam that was recently brought to our attention. It seems that Blur Rock Resort is adding a 7% Restaurant Surcharge on Philippine Pubic Holidays. The Sur-Charge is paid to the Hotel Staff for their required double pay for working on a Holiday.
When doing a Google of “restaurant holiday surcharges” it’s interesting to note:
*** New Zealand comes up the most with a 15% Holiday Surcharge
*** Australia has banned Holiday Surcharges, with many establishments now charging a flat rate such as “$2 per person Sunday and Public Holiday Surcharge”.
*** U.K. shows a 10% Holiday Surcharge
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