Travel- resort fees add up

Resort Fees Add Up

When planning a weekend trip or two-week family vacation, it's helpful to have a good idea of the expenditures you might incur along the way. What is the cost of the airfare? How many nights will you stay? Will you need extra money for various types of transportation? If your trip includes accommodations at a resort property, did you think about considering the resort fees that are mysteriously left off the website or other printed materials?

hidden fees. From $25.00 per day on the high side to $6.00 on the other, guests are being charged for services ranging from fitness center access, to a floral lei greeting with a non-alcoholic drink upon your arrival, to in-room coffee and tea. Any other time, you would expect many of these amenities to be included in your stay. But, high-demand resorts are reaping the benefits of adding fees, which may add unwanted headaches to your trip.

It boils down to doing your homework. In years past, resort fees could be negotiated with the resort staff. With many of them now making the fees mandatory, you'll want to make plans to include this extra chunk of change into your plans before the trip.

Travel Hawaii's full list of resort fees may be found at www.travel-hawaii.com.

Travel Hawaii, LLC, a leading internet booking company for the islands, lends a hand to travelers who have a trip to Hawaii in their sights. Their website lists 16 resorts on the islands that charge the sometimes