The shops that require cash for everything except the room are checking for "cash integrity," i.e. making sure the cash gets into the till. You do not have to be personally aware of the many ways to skim cash, but if you answer those survey questions based on your accurate observations, the client will have a very good idea of who may need extra surveillance. Ant buffet service is particularly vulnerable to cash skimming, so just assume that you are going to be told to order the buffet breakfast at any large hotel. When you do valet parking shops at hotels where you are not a guest, you can bet that they will want you to pay cash for the same reason. (It's way too obvious to have shoppers who are staying at the hotel pay cash for parking, which is why those other shops exist!)
I do a ton of garage parking shops in large cities. Those are places where cash just melts away if not closely monitored. I am learning a lot about cash diversion doing these shops. (No, these are not the $17, or less, parking shops.) And, for these, it's hard to remember NOT to ask for a receipt, lol.
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/23/2016 12:22PM by walesmaven.