. Marriott agreed to"prominently disclose" the total price of a hotel stay, including room rate and all other mandatory fees, on the first page of its booking website.
Gerri Hether wrote to me from Maui this week, where she had tried to reserve a poolside cabana at her resort. The hotel already charged a hefty fee of $200 a day, but this year it decided to tack on a"convenience" fee of $27 per day. The answer: Because no one in their right mind would pay $227 for a cabana. But if you lower the price, you might get a few takers.