Why your hotel stay feels like a rip-off (and how to fix it)
Should your hotel room include air conditioning? Victoria Holtz thinks so. Her resort in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., did not.
RESORT FEES
Travelers are drowning in junk fees during the summer of surcharges
Junk fees — hidden, mandatory extras added to your final bill — have mushroomed in recent months and travelers are crying foul. The government is waging a public war against these annoying extras, but businesses still love hitting their customers with extras because fooling them into paying more is highly profitable.
Outrageous! Hotels are charging for parking — whether you have a car or not
Hotels have finally gone too far when it comes to parking fees.
Which hotel amenities do you really want? You won’t believe it!
When it comes to hotel amenities, the lodging industry is trying something new: It’s giving you what you want.
Just say no: If travelers refused to pay fees
If enough travelers stopped paying the travel industry’s infuriating surcharges and fees, would the unwanted add-ons simply disappear? Would extra charges for checked luggage, ticket change fees and mandatory hotel resort fees vanish into thin air?
These are the most outrageous travel fees
The travel industry seems to always have its hand out — sometimes literally.