Originally Posted by
JackE
Can we please stop making everything illegal? If it's disclosed properly, I just consider it part of the rate, albeit the part that doesn't garner any loyalty points.
The
sole intent of a resort fee is to not disclose it properly. There's literally nothing about a resort/destination fee other than deceiving people - primarily guests, but possibly in some cases travel agents and corporate travel departments.
It should be illegal as a simple consumer protection. It's not like I'm looking for government overreach or regulation of hotel rates. If a "resort" wants to charge me $1000/nt, fine - totally their legal right to try. But it should be illegal for them to advertise $25 and then slip in a $975 "resort fee". Perhaps a bit of hyperbole, but there are Vegas hotels already at resort fees greater than 100% of the room rate, so who knows?
Originally Posted by
CJKatl
US airlines have been under similar laws for at least five years now. Advertised fares need to include all mandatory fees in most cases. From the
Dept of Transportation website:
I'm glad the federal government took action there. (Amused that Spirit is still mad about it - they wanted to advertise their $0.01 fares and this action basically prevented them from doing so.
) The challenge with hotels is that it has to come from states and cities, and hotel owners/property developers/etc. own more state/local politicians than travelers do.