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A resort fee is usually an involuntary nightly surcharge imposed by hotels, nominally to cover the cost of certain amenities. Unlike room rates, which vary hugely according to season, the resort fee is generally a fixed amount per night. By charging a resort fee, the hotel is able to advertise an arbitrarily lower nightly rate, which may give an advantage over competitors not charging the fee who must then advertise a higher nightly rate in order to realise the same income. In some cases the existence of a resort fee is not well-publicised, and the guest might only find out about it upon check-in.〔http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/travel/12prac.html〕 Internet price comparison engines such as Priceline.com normally don't include resort fees, and consumers get misled as a result since hotels having higher resort fees appear closer to the top of the list. The fee is usually described as covering amenities such as internet access, fitness center usage, parking, and a daily newspaper. Although many hotels will charge guests for these amenities, the actual additional cost of providing a night's internet access or fitness center usage is negligible, and therefore while the bundled services may have a high separate cost, that cost, unlike resort fees, is at least avoidable by guests not wishing to use the amenities. Resort fees are most prominent within the United States, with particular high levels of concentration in the states of Florida (particularly the city of Orlando), Hawaii (the entire state) and Nevada (Las Vegas). This phenomenon starts to become commonplace in the US and the fees in 2015 can amount to more than $30 per night.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Las Vegas Resort Fees 2015 )〕 ==Rationale== MGM Resorts International senior vice president Alan Feldman, regarding consumer anger and justification for charging fees, has said: “We have heard negative feedback from guests, but we’ve also heard positive feedback, from guests who are happy that they are no longer paying à la carte for different services. They don’t feel nickeled and dimed.” 〔http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/your-money/hidden-fees-in-travel-deals-revisited.html〕 Hotel chains use resort fees as revenue drivers. MGM Resorts International stated the following regarding Las Vegas hotel rooms during a Q1 2011 conference call: "Our RevPAR (revenue per available room) in the first quarter was up 16%, including resort fees. Excluding resort fees, REVPAR was up 11% in the quarter year-over-year."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=No Transcript Data )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Resort fee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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