19427 Political Factoid

Political Factoid

Not included in the advertised price
. . . fees, taxes, surcharges, etc.
a.k.a. "resort fees" or "destination fees"
or simply "stick-it-to-the-sucker-customers fees,"

How would you order these groups? *

Out-of-towner city tax (at hotels, restaurants, car rentals, theaters)

Out-of-towner County tax (at hotels, restaurants, car rentals, theaters)

Out-of-towner fee (at hotels, restaurants, car rentals, theaters)

Tourism improvement district tax: Hotel, Car rental, taxis, restaurants

State sales tax

City sales tax

Hotel: transient occupancy tax,

Hotel: bed tax

Hotel: hotel unit tax

Hotel: lodging tax

Hotel: business center fee*

Hotel: gym fee*

Hotel: sauna fee*

Hotel and restaurants: WiFi fee*

Hotel and restaurants: newspaper fee*

Hotel: minibar fee*

Hotel: pool fee*

Hotel: TV fee*

Hotel: hairdryer fee*

Hotel: iron fee*

Hotel: night destination fee

Car rental: spare tire fee*

Car rental: windshield washer fluid fee*

Gas station: squeegy and paper towel fee*

Groc.store: shopping carte fee*

Groc.store: checkout fee

Groc.store: coupon usage fee*

Energy cost surcharge: Hotels, Restaurants, Airlines, Taxis

Cable company: franchise fee

Cable company: local channels fee*

Cable company: local sports fee*

Hotel: in-room safe fee*

Hotel: extra towels fee*

Taxi: return trip fee*

Taxi: airport pickup fee

Taxi: hotel pickup fee

Taxi: rushhour traffic fee

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NOTE:

Additional such items could have been
included here, but try this list as a start.

*	Whether you use it or not

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Collected by students of	Zo^o University
Last updated *	2018-09-10