Kill Resort Fees

Some hotels charge two room rates for one night. One they call a resort fee. We're here to end this dishonesty.

Why is it legal in America to charge two rates for one night at a hotel? Some hotels in America feel that it is OK to charge an extra amount, in addition to the room rate, in the name of a resort fee. This is the equivalent of a second room rate for the night. Mandatory resort fees usually do not show up on advertised hotel rates. When a customer uses a search tool online such as Expedia or Hotels

Tonight to look for hotels under 400 dollars in Miami, hotels with an advertised rate of 400 and under pretax will show up. What will not show up is the second room rate - the resort fee. Resort fees have ranged from 2% of a room rate to 100% (or more!) of a room rate and are charged daily to the room. Most hotels that charge resort fees have no limit in their policies about the amount they can charge. So that means hotels can advertise a $100 rate and then charge $300 in resort fees. Most hotels refuse to allow guests to get out of the resort fee making it part of the room rate - yet a hidden part to keep it out of the advertised searchable rate online. Many hotels in Las Vegas and sadly across the country advertise room rates that are less than the resort fee. This trick makes consumers think they are paying half the rate they are. If they book on an online booking tool like Priceline, they pay 50% of the room rate up front and then are forced to pay the other 50% when they show up at the hotel. All of this because they hide half of the room rate - the "resort fee." This is the airline equivalent to showing up and being forced to pay $35 at the gate to get on the plane. No other industry is allowed to get away with this. It is time to stop deceiving travelers at America's hotels. Let's bring truth and transparency back to American travels!

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 >>

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