Travel agents and airlines throughout Europe started to charge processing fees (usually ~ 8EUR by airlines) when you pay by credit card.
Unfortunately there is usually no other reasonable means to pay for the service so I bite the bullet and pay it.
It bugs me and annoys me, but I think - at least in Europe - this is perfectly legal and within the framework of the merchant agreements.
(Don't get me started on the 20 Euro "Service Charge" I pay when I purchase a flight ticket on the internet for the privilege of doing their work by hacking the necessary data into their systems)
Unfortunately there is usually no other reasonable means to pay for the service so I bite the bullet and pay it.
It bugs me and annoys me, but I think - at least in Europe - this is perfectly legal and within the framework of the merchant agreements.
(Don't get me started on the 20 Euro "Service Charge" I pay when I purchase a flight ticket on the internet for the privilege of doing their work by hacking the necessary data into their systems)