Alright, I will jump on the Elliot Spitzer (NY Gov implicated in prostitution scandal) bandwagon for a day. But only because it relates to the point I continually make about online vacation rental booking. Even a high-ranking official, when engaging in scandalous behavior is taking advantage of online booking.
US authorities have smashed an online escort service. The appointments, made through an online booking service, cost between $1076 and $5921 an hour. Yes, an hour. Many of us are trying to get that for a week – ok, for very different services.
I am not familiar with the website or online booking process used, but apparantly they accept payment and complete the financial part of the transaction online.
Please do not take my comments the wrong way. This is a tragic event, but my point remains that all, and I mean all consumers, are being trained more and more every day to use the internet for all their transactions.
Ralf
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