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Old Mar 27, 2019, 4:08 am
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Xiaotung
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia
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The resort or destination fees are definitely ridiculous. They are not like airline's baggage fees which can be avoided if you don't check in any bag. If you can't opt out of something, then it should be built in the room rates. Countries like Australia do not allow retailers to advertise prices and taxes separately which would otherwise be misleading to consumers. This must be regulated. It's not a Marriott issue and I doubt Marriott would do anything about it as it would put themselves at a disadvantage against competitors.

What Marriott should do for the very least is giving points on resort fees as they are revenues, not taxes. Waiving it for elites is another good idea but the problem is it may prompt properties that do not have this fee to add it for regular guests. Nobody wants this trend to spread.
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