Let me start out this post by saying succinctly — I LOVE a no-resort-fees policy. When resort fees first began, they were usually relatively low, and often optional. Resort fees might have covered things like parking, the gym, maybe a couple of cocktails, sports...
Are housekeeping fees the next step for hotels as they follow airlines to “unbundled fees”? Martha Stewart, I am not. A friend told me a story of how she avoided being late by deciding not to make her bed on one particular morning, and my thought was,...
Might mandatory hotel fees be a real bipartisan issue in Washington, DC? When it comes to fees, travelers are heading to a worse situation with mandatory hotel resort fees than they already face with airlines. Travelers these days have become accustomed to fees. Hard...
Hotels that do not include resort fees in the advertised room rate are dishonest Since 2012, Travelers United has been working to eliminate the misleading and deceptive practice of hotel resort fees. These fees have taken over the hotel market in places like Las Vegas...
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...
Mandatory Resort Fees Reach $2.04 Billion in 2015, Grew 35% Travelers United Study Finds 1,671 Hotels in U.S. Charged Resort Fees Average Resort Fee Increased to $24.93 in 2015 January 12, 2016 – A Travelers United study of online listings found 1,671 hotels and...
These accomplishments have been achieved by working closely with our members, national media, the travel industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Congress and many other agencies.
– Removal of restaurant fees from DC area eateries — this is an ongoing project
– Creation of DOT Dashboard to outline consumer rights after cancellation of a flight
– Bi-partisan bill to eliminate hotel resort fees introduced into House of Representatives
– Creation of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections
– Advertised airfares now include airfare plus, mandatory taxes and fees
– Lost/damaged/delayed luggage compensation limit increased to $3,800
– Passengers have 24 hours to change or cancel their nonrefundable tickets without penalty
– Once an airfare is purchased, that airfare and ancillary fees cannot be increased
– Families flying together act passed by Congress that requires family members 13 years of age and younger to sit with other family members at no additional cost.
