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Peter Greenberg Calls Out Arizona Hotels For Hidden Fees

As our little brother in travel arms just told you, Peter Greenberg was on NBC's Today Show this morning, calling out a couple Arizona hotels for piling on the "resort fees". The most egregious offender? The Tempe Mission Palms where Peter was subject to a $9.75 "hospitality fee". Guess some hotels feel their guests should pay extra for general hospitality. How lame.

Though Regis Philbin was the main stream media trailblazer in drawing attention to hotels where tips and fees are built into your bill, many times unknowingly, Greenberg did a great job moving the ball forward this morning. The important thing is to call out these hotels by name, so unsuspecting guests can become suspecting guests and get these charges removed from the bill before they even check in, or alternatively, just stay elsewhere. For the hotels, it is important to remember guests don't like feeling bamboozled. Be super up front about whatever fees you are going to charge and then the responsibility accepting such fees swings back to the guest.

We applaud Peter Greenberg for having the guts to call these hotels out by name and presenting the "gotcha" bill on the Today Show for everyone to see.

Have you been a victim of hidden hotel and resort fees? Let us know in the comments below.

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