Will ‘Pick and Pay’ be the Future of Budget Travellers?



The mid-range and low end hotels are not facing easy ride these days. Due to the popularity of vacation rental sites, the growing hotels have started to focus on creating new fresh look to compete in the market. The innovative concepts of Tune Hotels and Nomad Hotels are the major reason for this rise in competition. Most of the Boutique budget hotels offer a luxurious accommodation with stylish and modern designs. Recently, they have gone a step higher with a “pick and pay” option.

The Pick and Pay concept enables the guests to economize their stay suiting to their required service and product such as cleaning, internet connection, room-safe and much more. With this, the Airline industry has also started to follow this bundling concept in which the customers have to pay only for the products and services they actually want. However, there are few situations where the customers think that certain products come as standard.

How “Pick and Pay” Works?

Till date, the Nomad and Tune Hotels are receiving a majority of positive reviews for this new concept. Both these hotels totally offer a different booking process when it comes to amenities. Tune Hotels provide a cheapest room rate called as “bare bones” with no amenities. Guests can choose from the list of amenities and add as needed. Each of the product and service will have their rate such as WiFi $4 per day, TV $3 and so on.

The Nomad Hotels offers a total reverse system. Guest will be given a room with all available amenities. Only breakfast will be excluded. If a guest doesn’t want cleaning service, then they can remove that particular service from their list. Do you have your own towel? Then, take out towel from the list.

All you have to do is to de-select your amenities and save how much you want. From these two hotels, it is confirmed that Tune Hotels benefit more profit as they offer cheapest rooms with a good choice.

Future of Pick and Pay

This pick and pay is a very new concept in the hospitality industry. With this, the guests can pay for extra items if they want. It gives a transparent dealing with the respective hotel. May be, the mid range and budget hotels may adapt themselves to this pick and pay option as a matter of creating satisfaction to customers.


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