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Expedia's Resort Fee Fix and 9 Other Hospitality Trends This Week

Sarah Enelow-Snyder

Photo Credit: Shangri-La Al Husn Resort and Spa, Muscat. Expedia ruled out charging commissions on hotel resort fees.  Shangri-La

Skift Take

This week in hospitality, Expedia Group ruled out charging commissions on hotel resort fees. Then at Skift Tech Forum, we spoke to Marriott on stage about owning the whole traveler journey, and Expedia on connecting travelers with hotels to sort out flight delays.

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Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines hotels. For all of our weekend roundups, go here.
Expedia Group Rules Out Charging Commissions on Hotel Resort Fees: Hotels charging resort fees now have the choice of paying higher commissions to Booking.com and/or seeing their properties fall in Expedia's sort order. The other change that many don't want to make is to simply — and painfully — stop charging anti-consumer resort fees. Marriott Exec: We Want to Be Involved in Travel Beyond 4 Walls of a Hotel: Marriott's strategy for becoming part of a customer's entire travel journey, from booking to checkout, is tied heavily to its Bonvoy loyalty program. The more kinds of products the company offers, the more lik

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