Such fees are prominent in the travel industry and they've only been on the rise. According to a report from the NYU School of Professional Studies, in 2017, the lodging industry profited an estimated $2.7 billion from such surcharges. Profits dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic when far fewer people traveled but fees have recently returned – and with a vengeance. This year, hotel mandatory fees have reportedly gone up each month.
The average resort fee in September was $25.57 per night.
A junk fee is "when you think you’re paying one price to book a hotel, you only find out after checking out that there’s a 'resort fee' you never heard about that’s added to your bill," Biden said. A $30 resort fee can end up making a $170 hotel room cost $400 instead of $340 for two nights.
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