President Biden slams ‘junk’ resort fees

Friday, 31 Oct, 2022 0

President Joe Biden has hit out at ‘junk fees ‘including resort fees imposed by hotels.

The administration plans to crack down on hidden extra fees across many different sectors including hospitality.

“You think you’re paying one price to book a hotel, and only find out after checking out that there’s a ‘resort fee’ you never heard about that’s added to your bill,” Biden said.

The average resort fee is about $25per night.

The NYU School of Professional Studies says lodging companies make billions from resort fees.

States have sued companies including Marriott International for not being transparent about the fees.

Marriott has since agreed to display the fees upfront.

The Federal Trade Commission plans a ‘rulemaking process’ to ‘broadly reduce; junk fee practices.

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