Hotels introduced mandatory resort fees to artificially lower their advertised nightly room rates on booking websites, making them appear significantly cheaper than they actually are.

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Hotels introduced mandatory resort fees to artificially lower their advertised nightly room rates on booking websites, making them appear significantly cheaper than they actually are. These non-negotiable daily charges supposedly cover premium amenities like basic internet access, gym use, and pool towels, even if you never utilize a single one of these services during your stay. It is an incredibly legal form of false advertising that forces you to pay an extra forty dollars a day for the absolute privilege of accessing the local phone calls you will literally never make. The hospitality industry basically invented a phantom tax just to silently punish you for being smart enough to search for budget accommodations online