"Sustainability Fee" - a new name for resort fee???

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Jan 15, 2022, 3:59 pm

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Originally Posted by margarita girl

Hotels are not stupid.

1) They don’t have to pay a commission on the scam fees to 3rd party companies like Expedia.
2) They can collect the scam fee from guests on award bookings.
3) They don’t give points on the spend from the scam fee.

Genius!

They're definitely not stupid.

Shameless and ethically bankrupt, several are. It's been nice seeing some of these franchise owners squirm under COVID. Be a ....., karma will bite

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Jan 15, 2022, 6:26 pm

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Originally Posted by kaizen7

Maybe I should buy a hotel, then charge as follows:

Base rate : $50
Sustainability fee : $20
Housekeeping fee $10
Air Conditioning fee $10
Electricity surcharge $10
Water surcharge $10
Amenity surcharge $10 (1 time refill, extra amenity will be charged accordingly)
Maintenance fee $10
Laundry surcharge $10

From $50 rate magically grow to $140 revenue!
Marriott should hire me!

You're forgetting the fee for the in room safe, regardless of whether you use it or not. There should be a fee for the hotel having some sort of (minimal) concierge services. Also, let's not forget a fee to cover health benefits for employees and another one for paid sick time. I haven't seen it yet, but I expect to see fees to compensate for increased minimum wage requirements that probably took effect on January 1st.

Note that the AC fee is *not* only charged during the summer season. In fact, I was charged an AC surcharge long ago in a hotel that was not required to have its AC turned on so early in the season (before July 15th in Italy).

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