Originally Posted by
Kagehitokiri
i think the places where fees avoided taxes have caught up so thats no longer the case, although it may still depend on how the fee is worded? like taxes on service charges, yet only some but not all resort/facilities fees?
IMHO properties aren't worried about taxes on a $10 fee. They put up with ~15-17% taxes on $400 room rates, after all, in many major U.S. cities.
I see this as a maneuver around price rankings by room rate, and smacking people who don't do their homework work on rate details. (Have you checked the added fees - the composition remains a mystery - on a Priceline Express Deals transaction lately?)
Hotel transactions are largely regulated at the state level. Write to the state AG or congressman - in hopes or overcoming hotel lobby and property owner campaign donations.
