Kill Resort Fees

02/29/2024

Lawmakers at the Colorado Capitol want you to know exactly what you are paying for. A bill making its way through the legislative process wants to crack down on what are known as junk fees. “I got to the actual hotel to pay my bill when I checked in, and there was this 200-and-something-dollar resort fee. Now had I known that upfront, I would have compared that to other hotels that were similarly priced and maybe made a better selection. But that was a hidden fee I didn’t know about, so I think it’s important that we know upfront what we are buying,” she said.

Lawmakers at the Colorado Capitol want you to know exactly what you are paying for. A bill making its way through the legislative process wants to crack down on what are known as junk fees.

02/24/2024

A class-action lawsuit against Accor, the Paris-based hotel giant, accuses it of having not disclosed so-called junk fees. The suit, filed Friday by Travelers United, a consumer advocacy group, claims Accor did not obey D.C. laws that say residents must be able to compare prices fairly when shopping for products and services.

A class-action lawsuit about so-called junk fees in Washington, D.C., accuses the Paris-based hotel giant Accor of breaking DC's laws.

12/31/2023

READ MORE ABOUT HOW RESORT FEES EXIST SO HOTELS CAN LIE ABOUT THE ADVERTISED PRICE + CUT THIRD PARTY BOOKERS OUT OF COMMISSION. They also, as discussed in the piece, hurt hotel workers who get their tips shorted when their hotel adds deceptive resort fees. “Resort fees exist so that a hotel can lie about the advertised rate and so that they can cut third-party bookers out of commission,” said Lauren Wolfe, the chief legal officer of advocacy group Travelers United, which focuses on consumer issues that affect travelers. “They don't actually pay for services.”

Read current Nevada news from The Nevada Independent: How Biden's battle against resort and other 'junk' fees could affect Las Vegas. Read more >>

12/03/2023

Kill Resort Fees is mentioned in this weekend's Washington Post. As noted in the article, you can fight the deceptive resort fee by asking nicely and if that does not work file a consumer complaint with your attorney general.

Checking into your room is a confusing mess of resort fees, deposit and taxes.

05/26/2023

Killing resort fees by asking politely at the front desk today in the Wall Street Journal :-) You can try! And if does not work, file a consumer complaint with your attorney general!

From cars to hotels to medical bills, the cost of things we purchase every day is more negotiable than you might think. Here are strategies for asking for a discount.

05/16/2023

Texas Attorney General Ken Pax­ton Sues Hyatt Hotels for Decep­tive Trade Prac­tices Regard­ing the True Price of Hotel Rooms

Texas AG Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit alleging Hyatt Hotels markets rooms at one price to consumers, but then adds other "mandatory and unavoidable fees."

05/02/2023

"Booking a hotel these days is a uniquely excruciating experience. It will leave you questioning what is true and what is false. It will beat you down until, at a certain point, you won’t even care. You’ll just want to be done already."

Buying stuff online is stressful. Reserving a room is excruciating.

04/27/2023

“I stayed at a hotel that I quickly booked. I asked, ‘Are there any extra fees?’ They said no ...The hotel then slid the bill under the door to a room on the last night and we were charged a $40 a night amenity fee,” Lauren Wolfe, founder of Kill Resort Fees, told CNBC. “But even crazier, [there was] a $1 mandatory charity donation. I looked up the charity. It’s a charity that goes back to the hotel.”

Americans are collectively spending nearly $65 billion a year on sneaky fees, according to the White House. "It really seems like companies have become addicted to junk fees," Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, told CNBC. Junk fees are indeed adding billions to companies' revenue. Wat...

03/18/2023

You can’t stop resort fees from showing up on your hotel bill. That doesn’t mean you can’t make them disappear. 😎

Travelers can dispute those charges President Biden called “junk fees” when things go wrong, or just on principle.

03/17/2023

"Most consumer advocates are of the opinion that we need to eliminate drip pricing. If a fee is mandatory, it has to be included in the advertised price."

After the Biden administration put mandatory resort fees firmly in its crosshairs this year, different facets of the hospitality industry found themselves at odds.

02/08/2023

The greatest State of the Union in the history of the Union.

08/26/2022

“Hotels shouldn’t be able to slap hidden fees on top of your bill at the last minute,” Shapiro stated in a press release at the time. “Thanks to this settlement, we’re putting the hotel industry on notice to put an end to this deceptive practice.”

Industry watchers thought a settlement late last year would spell the end of hotel resort fees, but the mandatory daily charges remain widespread.

03/14/2022

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to know about your experience with junk fees - like hotel resort fees. When you give the CFPB feedback, you take an action to end hotel resort fees. Please comment something like "Please end hotel resort fees" with the link below. Every comment helps. Comment and then tell a friend to comment! https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/hidden-cost-junk-fees/

When we shop, we often look at the cheapest advertised price. But the true price may include junk fees. Learn the most common types and share how these fees impact your financial life.

04/01/2021

MGM Resorts facing lawsuit over use of resort fees 😃https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mgm-resorts-facing-lawsuit-over-use-of-resort-fees-2299475/

Travelers United suing MGM Resorts International accusing the Las Vegas-based casino operator of charging customers deceptive resort fees in violation of the District of Columbia’s Consumer P...