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Articles tagged “resort fees”

News Blog

Hyatt Hit With Class Action Suit Over Hotel ‘Junk Fees’ Despite Changing Policy

Travelers United's choice to sue Hyatt over its "junk fee" practices fits into a broader storyline about travel junk fees being in the limelight ever since President Joe Biden referred to travel fees in his 2023 State of the Union address. Travelers United filed the case in Washington, D.C., whose laws require transparent upfront pricing.…

Sean O'Neill | 4 months ago

Online Travel

Texas Sues Booking Holdings For Not Disclosing Junk Fees Upfront

This likely won't be the last lawsuit against online travel companies related to allegedly deceptive fees because Booking Holdings is not the lone party handling fees in this way.

Dennis Schaal | 5 months ago

Texas Sues Booking Holdings For Not Disclosing Junk Fees Upfront

News Blog

Resort Fees at U.S. Hotel Group Haven’t Grown Since 2019

News this week that Marriott will make resort fees more fully transparent upfront in the search results of its website and mobile app drew focus once again to the topic of resort fees. Yet research analysts at Truist suggest U.S. hotel groups haven't expanded the practice since 2019. "We see no clear evidence that the…

Sean O'Neill | 8 months ago

Hotels

Marriott Won’t Hide Resort Fees Anymore

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks at Marriott's resort fee transparency, Guesty's acquisition, and Norwegian Cruise Line's earnings.

Skift | 8 months ago

Marriott Won’t Hide Resort Fees Anymore

Hotels

Marriott to Include Resort Fees in Total Prices, Breaking New Ground in Lawsuit Settlement

We wish hotel companies and online travel agencies were as innovative in providing much-touted personalization as they are in inventing extra fees customers struggle to avoid.

Sean O'Neill | 8 months ago

Marriott to Include Resort Fees in Total Prices, Breaking New Ground in Lawsuit Settlement

Travel Booking

President Biden Steps Up Campaign to Abolish Airline and Hotel ‘Junk Fees’

The White House first raised concerns that airlines and hotels weren't properly disclosing all its fees upfront. Now it's going a step further with the President calling on the industries to strip those fees.

Selene Brophy | 11 months ago

President Biden Steps Up Campaign to Abolish Airline and Hotel ‘Junk Fees’

News Blog

President Biden Targets Hotel Resort Fees in Larger Crackdown

U.S. President Joe Biden commented on Wednesday that his administration would look to crack down on "surprise fees" consumers face. Biden named two examples, including "resort fees" for hotel stays and administrative fees for live events and concert tickets. The Federal Trade Commission had begun to work on a rule last week to crack down…

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Hotels

Marriott Made Millions off ‘Deceptive’ Resort Fees, D.C. Attorney General Charges

Ancillary revenue like resort fees is a big business for the travel industry, and it is unlikely hotels are going to abandon the practice during the volatile pandemic recovery — unless they are forced to.

Cameron Sperance | 2 years ago

Marriott Made Millions off ‘Deceptive’ Resort Fees, D.C. Attorney General Charges

Hotels

Expedia Tells Hotels Adding Resort Fees Will Lower Your Listings on Its Pages

Expedia Group's stance on resort fees could have been drafted by a United Nations diplomat. Expedia doesn't want to alienate hotels and seeks to pick up market share based on Booking Holdings' more forceful position. But it's hitting resort-fee-charging hotels right where it hurts — in the prominence of their listings.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Expedia Tells Hotels Adding Resort Fees Will Lower Your Listings on Its Pages

Business Travel

Travel Advisor Group Supports Resort Fee Transparency

Congressional legislation in the United States that would bar hotels and short-term rental sources from advertising rates that don't include resort fees is getting support from the American Society of Travel Advisors. Advocating for transparency in pricing is an important cause for travel industry organizations to take on.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 4 years ago

Travel Advisor Group Supports Resort Fee Transparency