A resort fee is a mandatory daily hotel charge for bundled amenities, added on top of the room rate that was displayed.
A resort fee is a mandatory daily hotel charge for bundled amenities, added on top of the room rate that was displayed.
Also called: Destination fee, Facility fee.
How it works#
The fee does two jobs: it lowers the visible price in search results and stays outside commission and sometimes outside points earning. It is charged whether or not the listed amenities are used. On award stays some programmes waive it entirely, which is a genuine and quantifiable advantage of certain redemptions.
Not to be confused with#
A resort fee is not the same as a local tourist tax: the hotel keeps the resort fee, whereas a tourist tax is collected on behalf of a municipality.
In German#
The German term is Resortgebühr. German version of this term
Related terms#
- Hotel award category: A hotel award category is the price tier a loyalty programme assigns to a property, from which the points price per night follows.
- Drip pricing: Drip pricing is a sales practice in which mandatory costs only become visible step by step during the booking process.
- Hotel elite status: Hotel elite status is a tier in a hotel programme that holds out benefits such as room upgrades, breakfast or late checkout.
Articles that use this term#
TopicEvery article and term onCards and money.