Convenience Fee

It's just a recent discovery for me. Last time, everytime I booked my air tickets online, especially on Air Asia, I didn't have to pay convenience fee. Recently, I booked my parents' air fare from the Philippines to Malaysia and was surprised that I had to pay convenience fee, already!

And today while I was browsing through the rooms and rates for one of the resorts in South Thailand, I was also surprised that I have to pay a certain amount for paying online, plus a certain percentage of using a credit card.

So now, everything you do online has a fee. I hope that when you use gift cards online you don't need to pay a certain fee just for using a gift card. Hehehe.

I guess convenience nowadays don't come for free. And why not, it's very convenient to just sit and do stuff one click away. It saves a lot of hassle. And so while you're saving energy, hassle, gas emissions, etc., you pay for your convenience as well. Makes sense, really.