Yes, some hotels in India, particularly international chains and high-end properties, may include automatic, opt-out charity donations (such as to UNICEF) on guest bills, often labeled as a nominal, per-night fee. While these "Check Out for Children" or similar programs exist, they are voluntary and can be removed upon request.
Opt-Out Basis: Donations are typically added automatically, but guests have the right to request their removal at the front desk. Voluntary Nature: Similar to service charges in India, any,,auto-added fee must be voluntary and at the consumer's discretion, according to CCPA guidelines. International Chains: Major hotel groups operating in India (e.g., Marriott, formerly Sheraton) have historically used these programs. Guests should review their final invoice at checkout to identify and remove any unwanted, voluntary, or automatic charges. It is following foreign hotels where charity is deductible from Income Tax. The bill shown is Mars group hotels following the model including the tips. Ethanol mixing is permitted quantum and does not react with engine; this came in news papers also so it is not any secret. Main intention is reducing the purchase and consumption by Govt. KR IRS 4126 On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 at 16:10, Dr Sundar <[email protected]> wrote: > Sirs > pl refer to the bill of one Pizza Hotel ,Mumbai. > they charge Rs386/= [apart from for Charity charged rs 5/=]....all > unilateral without any prior okay by the customer. > Bill reads 👇 > *A voluntary 10% tip for the service staff has been proposed to be added > to your bill. If you would like it removed, please let your server know" * > — Shouldn't it be 'opt in' (seek consent first, and then add to the bill) > instead of 'opt out'? > > At least better than our Nitin Gadkari Ji who has gone on to adulterate > petrol with ethanol and not reducing the price, not asked the vehicle's > users, causing the life of the vehicle plus low mileage and damage to > engines. > Jai Ho Nitin Gadkari,the Ethanol king. Country will reelect him also > > namaskaram > > * "KNOW THYSELF .* > *SELF KNOWLEDGE IS REAL KNOWLEDGE.* > *ALL OTHER KNOWLEDGE IS IGNORANCE AND THEY ARE NO KNOWLEDGE " * > *~~~ Bhagavan Ramana* > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "societyforservingseniors" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/society4servingseniors/CAF%3D8Bw2Sj8SenBP-3gfJjLa5t%2Biv6Ui7FAdqCiCa3euL_A3fNA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/society4servingseniors/CAF%3D8Bw2Sj8SenBP-3gfJjLa5t%2Biv6Ui7FAdqCiCa3euL_A3fNA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZooYUQ4a3f4sAwN6zEp463c0jdaeEXw9bFUCSMkfi_aD8w%40mail.gmail.com.
