by Janice Hough | Aug 16, 2017
Mandatory resort fees swindle travelers and travel agents alike Nobody likes mandatory resort fees. Except hotels. Hotels love mandatory resort fees. The obvious reason is that resort fees are a way to pad rates on each and every room, even if a traveler does nothing...
by Lauren Wolfe | Aug 11, 2017
When hotels charge resort fees the city loses tax revenue and consumers lose the ability to comparison shop New York City has seen an incredible explosion in hotels charging resort fees in 2017. In May 2016, fifteen hotels in the city charged resort fees. Today, in...
by Ned S. Levi | Feb 9, 2017
Bed bugs are still a major problem for hotels. Here are seven tips for avoiding bed bugs. Do you remember the film, “Coming to America”? In it, King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones) comes to New York City to bring his son back home. What hotel has King...
by Janice Hough | Sep 14, 2016
Back in the days before hotel room safes, when my family traveled cross-country by car, as the oldest child I had two jobs. First, I often was put in charge of the map, and second, it was my job to check the room before leaving to make sure nothing was left behind....
by Charlie Leocha | Apr 15, 2016
Marriott International is buying Starwood Hotels for $12.2 billion in cash and stock. The Marriott-Starwood merger creates the largest hotel company in the world based on rooms. The combination of Marriott and Starwood does not bode well for consumers, business...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 26, 2015
Travelers United is taking their effort to the states for relief from hotel resort fees. This story was generated during a trip to North Carolina. We are planning more trips and have already visited California. Charlie LeochaCharlie Leocha is the President of...
