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I have paid a _resort tax_ but never a _resort fee_ to my knowledge. All of the taxes were authorized by the city / county / state. Is there a difference betwe

by vuln 4y ago

I have paid a _resort tax_ but never a _resort fee_ to my knowledge. All of the taxes were authorized by the city / county / state. Is there a difference between resort tax on a hotel room and a resort fee as this article states? Can the Federal government ban certain states / counties / cities taxes?

ceejayoz 4y ago
Resort fees are becoming common, and they're very different from a tax. They're just a way of hiding the true price of the room. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resort_fee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resort_fee The Feds wouldn't really be banning the fee, they'd be banning hiding it in the last checkout step.
Cthulhu_ 4y ago
They can regulate them, but it's not really about that they exist, it's that they are hidden and/or obfuscated until the last moment, or even until after the customer finalized the contract already. Prices on e.g. hotel websites should be listed with all fees and taxes included.
- vuln 4y ago
  > Prices on e.g. hotel websites should be listed with all fees and taxes included. Should _everything_ being sold have all fees and taxes included? Grocery store, restaurants, department stores, etc?
  - kofejnik 4y ago
    Yes
NovemberWhiskey 4y ago
Resort fees are definitely a separate thing. Hotels say these are for things like wifi or bottled water in your room etc. that might have been separate charges in the past but are now being bundled into a single fee "for your convenience", which is fine, but if it's not optional then it's just part of your room rate now, right?