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Resort Fees And Service Fees In The U.S. Hotel Industry: Context And Concepts Related To Partitioned Pricing, John O'Neill, Donna Quadri-Felitti
Resort Fees And Service Fees In The U.S. Hotel Industry: Context And Concepts Related To Partitioned Pricing, John O'Neill, Donna Quadri-Felitti
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Though hotel resort fees and other service charges are a source of considerable revenue at certain U.S. hotels, most hotels do not charge such fees, and among those that do, they do so for specific and unique market-based reasons such as the behavior of competition. This report reviews the concept of resort fees in an effort to provide a balanced perspective regarding service fees in the light of sensational media reports about the topic. This report finds that only approximately seven percent of U.S. hotels charge such fees, and such fees are mainly limited to resort hotels in certain markets. …
Do Hotels And Mixed-Use Projects Benefit Each Other? Evidence From China, Yun Zhang, Chun-Hung (Hugo) Tang, Yunzi Zhang
Do Hotels And Mixed-Use Projects Benefit Each Other? Evidence From China, Yun Zhang, Chun-Hung (Hugo) Tang, Yunzi Zhang
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Purpose: In China, many mixed-use projects included a luxury hotel on the property. The present study aims to answer two questions: Do mixed-use projects benefit from including a hotel? Do hotels benefit from being located in a project?
Design/Methodology/Approach: The present study collected a sample of 76 mixed-use projects from Sina Commercial Real Estate database (Sydc.sina.com.cn). Hotel performance data are provided by STR. A hedonic model was used to test hotels’ effect on office rents and residential unit prices in mixed-projects. A matched-subjects designed was used to analyze the effect of mixed-use projects on hotel performance.
Key Findings: The …