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How is surge pricing affecting hospitality and other industries?
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18/11/2024
How is surge pricing affecting our pubs? Well, according to the BBC, one particular pub in central London has been accused of charging customers an extra £2 a pint after 10pm.
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It was reported that in 2023, Britain's largest pub group, Stonegate Group, which owns chains
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like Slug & Lettuce and Yeatsies, said it was raising prices by 20p at 800 of its venues
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during peak times. The company then said that busier pubs incur extra costs, with more bar
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staff and bouncers needed. Back in 2023, when discussing the Stonegate news, the Campaign
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for Real Ale CEO, Tom Stainer, said, quote, we know pubs and brewers are having a difficult
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time at the moment, but we don't think an extra charge penalising customers that want
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to support the industry is the right solution. He went on to say that our fear is that it
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could convince people to stay away. Interestingly, consumer rights expert Scott Dixon also reportedly
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told The Telegraph that, quote, the hospitality industry needs to rethink their business model
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instead of inventing new ways to rip people off. There needs to be more transparency.
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He then added, quote, their pricing policies are underhanded and consumers are being misled
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into buying decisions they would not otherwise have made. Now, recently, many industries
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have been using dynamic pricing to increase fares during busy periods. One example of
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this is how Uber's surge pricing often kicks in when there aren't enough drivers on the
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road to fulfil the number of taxi requests. Furthermore, in a survey conducted by Barclays
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last year, close to half of UK shoppers said they'd noticed more examples of surge pricing.
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It was also found that one in three had seen an increase in the price of food and drink
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in pubs and bars during peak times. Merlin Entertainments, which owns places like Alton
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Towers in Legoland, announced plans earlier this year to increase prices on busy days
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across 20 of its global venues. Merlin Entertainments said it plans to use AI to determine price
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fluctuations, which it says reportedly helps avoid overcrowding during busy periods and
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as a result is hoped to, quote, protect the guest experience.
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