by Christopher Elliott | Aug 25, 2023
Watch out for mandatory destination fees and other creative surcharges. Robert Kraus encountered the worst junk fee ever on a recent visit to Washington, D.C. That’s when his hotel added a surprise $20 “Daily Mandatory Destination Charge” to his...
by Janice Hough | Aug 8, 2023
Bipartisan resort fees legislation is needed today. Just before the US Senate left for an August recess, two Senators, Democrat Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Republican Jerry Moran, introduced bipartisan resort fees legislation. It is the Hotel Fees Transparency Act,...
by Lauren Wolfe | Jun 7, 2023
California Resort Fee Bill mandates that all mandatory fees be included in advertised lodging room rates. California, a leader in passing first-in-the-nation consumer protection laws, has introduced AB 537, The California Resort Fee Bill, which would call for all...
by Lauren Wolfe | Apr 27, 2023
Hotel resort fees make history in the State of the Union Address this year President Biden harked that he was going to ban hotel resort fees. You know, “those fees can cost up to $90 a night at hotels that aren’t even resorts,” to thunderous applause at the State of...
by Charlie Leocha | Nov 19, 2021
Finally, Marriott capitulates in advertising of hotel fees battle Customers often don’t learn the total price of their booking, room rate plus resort fee, until the last page in the online booking process, or until they check-in at the hotel. Pennsylvania Attorney...
by Janice Hough | Nov 16, 2021
In days of nationwide polarization, there is one subject on which almost ALL Americans agree — we hate resort fees. It was bad enough when they existed just at real resorts and when the amounts were relatively low. Now, resort fees, sometimes called “destination...
