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Rising Hotel Fees Show No Sign of Slowing Down

Samantha Shankman

Photo Credit: Hotels are introducing new fees for everything from early check-ins to baggage holding.  Flickr / Holiday Extras

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High traveler demand is making hotels more comfortable charging guests for what used be included services, but both the costs and numbers of fees would quickly drop should another recession zap demand.

Hotels are on the brink of a profitability renaissance as increased occupancy coupled with rising room rates and multiplying ancillary fees plump U.S. hoteliers pockets. Each element of the pricing model plays a significant role in the U.S. hotel industry’s overall health today, starting with how many rooms hotels manage to sell each night. Hotel occupancy in the U.S. in 2015 is forecast to reach 64.8 percent, the highest in 20 years, according to data from Macroecono

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