Why don't you two get a room? A puzzle and pricing model of extra services in hotels

Damian S. Damianov; Shane D. Sanders

doi:10.1515/1935-5041.1035

Why don't you two get a room? A puzzle and pricing model of extra services in hotels

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This case study focuses on the following "rational riddle" raised in a recent popular economics book: Hotels in Britain usually charge per guest while hotels in the US typically charge per room. What is the reason for this difference? We propose a pricing model for extra services which points to one possible explanation.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Journal of Industrial Organization Education
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/1935-5041.1035
State	Published - Dec 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Marginal pricing
Price discrimination
Self-disclosure of customer type

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Business and International Management
Education
Industrial relations

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