Excerpt from Travel Weekly
The Biden administration's intense scrutiny of resort fees isn't fazing Marriott International CEO Anthony Capuano.
During Marriott's Q4 earnings call on Tuesday, Capuano indicated that less than 300 of the company's hotels charge resort fees or similar fees. There are some 8,300 hotels in the Marriott system.
Last week, President Biden during his State of the Union address said, "We're going to ban surprise resort fees that hotels charge on your bill. Those fees can cost you up to $90 a night at hotels that aren't even resorts."
Capuano believes the Marriott hotels that do charge resort fees are on solid ground.
"If you listen to what [President Biden] actually said, his concern was hidden fees," said Capuano. "And the manner in which we disclose resort fees or destination fees, combined with the rigorous process we have to approve the implementation of one of those fees and the requirements for a meaningful value proposition before those fees are approved, gives us comfort that we have the right strategy."
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