Resort Fees Have Quietly Increased March 2021 at These Hotel Properties in Las Vegas
Despite the fact that most of the travel industry throughout the entire planet has suffered substantially due to the current 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic, mandatory daily resort fees have quietly increased at some of the casino and hotel properties of the portfolio of one company in Las Vegas.
Effective as of…
MGM Resorts Sued for False Advertising Via Resort Fees by Travelers United
An advocacy membership organization which represents all travelers has filed a lawsuit against MGM Resorts International for violations of the Consumer Protection Procedures Act, claiming that the casino and lodging company uses advertising to purposely deceive potential customers to book reservations by not immediately disclosing mandatory resort fees until once the process of booking reservations has already begun — which causes the initial room rates at hotel properties to appear to be less expensive than competitors.
The lawsuit is not the first one of which mandatory resort fees are the focus, as…
Delta Air Lines Eliminates ALL Change Fees — Well…ALMOST All…Plus…
Effective immediately, Delta Air Lines has eliminated change fees for all long-haul international flying when travel originates in North America or South America — and this new policy includes passengers who purchased tickets with Delta One, First Class, Comfort+ and Main Cabin fares — which matches the previous announcement from Delta Air Lines to get rid of change fees on most domestic flights and follows the lead of American Airlines…
…but the new policy does not include…
American Airlines Eliminates ALL Change Fees — Well…ALMOST All…Plus…
Effective immediately, American Airlines has eliminated change fees for all long-haul international flying when travel originates in North America or South America — and this new policy includes passengers who purchased tickets with First Class, Business Class, Premium Economy and Main Cabin fares — which matches the previous announcement from American Airlines to get rid of change fees on most domestic and short-haul international flights…
…but the new policy does not include…
Warning: Flexible Cancellation Policies to Expire With These Lodging Companies — Unless…
The current 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic had decimated the travel industry as a whole in general earlier this year, which forced airlines, lodging companies, and rental car companies to relax many of their otherwise restrictive policies — and for several months as a result, 23 lodging companies around the world had significantly relaxed their typically restrictive policies pertaining to change and cancellation fees by suspending them on a temporary basis…
…but…
Comparison At a Glance of Change Fees and Standby Fees of Legacy Airlines in the United States
Four airlines officially announced during the past few days radical changes pertaining to the elimination of change fees, standby fees, and same-day confirmed fees — as well as other changes — but what exactly does that mean when comparing those airlines?
First are some definitions of what each of those terms generally mean — they can vary from airline to airline — as the following fees are imposed when you change the flight you originally purchased on your ticket…
Alaska Airlines Eliminates Change Fees Permanently — But…
Change fees have been eliminated on a permanent basis on all standard economy class tickets and premium class tickets for all domestic travel within the United States on all flights operated by Alaska Airlines effective as of today, Tuesday, September 1, 2020; and no limit exists as to how many times customers adjust their flights…
…but unlike the lead of United Airlines — which officially announced the elimination of change fees on Sunday, August 30, 2020 — and unlike similar policies which were announced by both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines yesterday, Monday, August 31, 2020 — change fees will…
Delta Air Lines Eliminates Change Fees Permanently — But…
Change fees have been eliminated on a permanent basis on all standard economy class tickets and premium class tickets for travel within the United States — including Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands but not including other territories of the United States — on all flights operated by Delta Air Lines effective as of today, Monday, August 31, 2020; and no limit exists as to how many times customers adjust their flights…
…but Delta Air Lines strangely threw a curve ball by…
American Airlines Eliminates Change Fees and Standby Fees Permanently — Plus…
Change fees have been eliminated on a permanent basis on all standard economy class tickets and premium class tickets for all domestic travel within the United States — which includes Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands but not including other territories of the United States — on all flights operated by American Airlines effective as of today, Monday, August 31, 2020; and no limit exists as to how many times customers adjust their flights…
……but unlike the lead of United Airlines — which officially announced the elimination of change fees yesterday, Sunday, August 30, 2020 — change fees will also…
A Surcharge For Using Your Credit Card to Pay Hotel Bill?
A report recently surfaced of a hotel property in the United States at which a guest found a fee of approximately three percent on the final bill at the conclusion of the stay — simply for using a credit card to pay for a stay.
“i just checked out of the…
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