This year U.S. hotels will rake $1.95 billion in fees and surcharges, a new record.
That’s according to a new forecast of ancillary revenue in the lodging industry by Bjorn Hanson, dean of New York University’s Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management.
The forecast represents a roughly 80% spike since 2001.
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