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The Senate introduced a bipartisan bill called the Hotel Fees Transparency Act to stop hotels from advertising rates without noting mandatory fees. Dr. Johnson says this type of legislation is ...
The Federal Trade Commission announced a final rule banning hotels and ticketing and short-term rental companies from including hidden junk fees in their total price on Tuesday. Rather than ...
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday said it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any fees up front when they list prices. The FTC said ...
A resort fee, also called a facility fee, [1] a destination fee, [2] an amenity fee, [3] an urban fee, [4] [5] a resort charge, or a hidden hotel booking fee, [6] [7] is an additional fee that a guest is charged by an accommodation provider, usually calculated on a per day basis, in addition to a base room rate.
In a sweeping change that could save American consumers time and money -- the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday finalized a rule that would ban surprise "junk fees" for live event tickets ...
The most common type of tourist tax in Europe and the United States is to levy a tax on accommodation known as a hotel tax, occupancy tax, lodging tax or bed tax. [5] The tax is levied against individuals when they rent accommodation (a room, rooms, entire home, or other living space) in a hotel , inn , tourist home or house, motel , or other ...
Biden also took aim at hotels for adding resort fees, “which can be over $50 a night, when you check out.” A spokesman for the American Hotel and Lodging Association said 94% of hotels don’t ...
For example, you might find a $25 charge on your bill for using Wi-Fi, or a fee for storing your own yogurt in the minibar fridge. Randy Greencorn, co-founder of ResortFeeChecker.com , says in an ...