05.16.23 Hotel Fee News & A Revamped Airbnb / Warning: Medical Instant Credit Plans

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Clark Howard

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🗓️ 16 May 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Clark shares good news on the summer travel front including more fee disclosure from hotels, and big improvements from Airbnb. Also today - a special warning about a medical payment method to be avoided. Hotel & Airbnb News: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Paying For Medical Services: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show How to book travel on Priceline Find Out What Priceline or Hotwire Hotel You’re Getting Before You Book Marriott just blinked on those nasty resort fees / ResortFeeChecker. Airbnb Revamps Site to Ease Tensions Between Guests, Hosts At. Freaking. Last. Airbnb is fixing its core design problems, says CEO Brian Chesky Airbnb is going back to its apartment-sharing roots with Rooms amid tighter regulation Do You Get Better Prices on Hotels From Third-Party Sites or by Booking Directly? Where You Should (and Should Not) Book Your Next Vacation Beware of twist on third party airline ticket booking scam Do Not Give Your Social Security Number at These Places Wise Official Website - Wise.com / About Money Transfer GB | Revolut Biden administration warns consumers to avoid medical credit cards Should You Pay for Credit Monitoring? How to Freeze Your Child's Credit As Used-Car Prices Surge, Consider Fixing the Car You Already Own Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there! Here's some important news from Network Rail,
0:03.3	if you're planning to catch a train over the May Bank holiday weekends.
0:07.3	From the 28th of April to the 1st of May, and from the 27th to the 29th of May,
0:12.8	Network Rail will be working to upgrade and improve the railway for us all.
0:17.3	And while most of the network will stay open,
0:19.6	some train services will be affected.
0:22.0	So, be in the know before you go.
0:24.9	Please check before you travel at nationalrail.co.uk forward slash May.
0:35.1	It's great to have you here on the Card Power Show.
0:37.5	Our mission is to serve you and empower you to make better financial decisions in your life.
0:44.5	So many of us are planning summertime travel.
0:47.8	And I've talked about hotel fees and issues with Airbnb.
0:52.2	I'm going to give you some good news.
0:55.0	I'm going to talk about what is referred to as transparency.
0:59.1	Something I believe is so important for people to have a good opinion of the free market,
1:05.7	of capitalists, of business owners, is just be honest with people.
1:11.6	Also today, special warning about how you pay for medical services.
1:18.9	So, old college roommates coming to visit,
1:22.5	and I was helping him book a hotel room near us.
1:26.6	And I found a deal for him on price land that was fantastic.
1:32.0	And it was one of those things where you don't know the name of the hotel until you book.
1:37.8	But I've learned over time how to be about 95% accurate on what hotel it is that's a secret deal.
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