consumers gain at least $2.9 billion per year (1992 dollars) from dumped and subsidized imports. Second, the study estimates the effects of dumped and subsidized imports on workers and consumers. This increase is attributable in part to an increase in dumping margins. Injury to domestic producers from unfairly traded imports is greater in 1989-1994 compared with 1980-1988. First, it estimates the adverse effect of dumped and subsidized imports on domestic industries for 63 final cases decided by the U.S. Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Cases, 1980 to 1988. This study updates and extends the earlier 1994 BE Staff Report Effects of Unfair Imports on Domestic Industries: U.S. Industries Competing with Unfairly Traded Imports: 1989 to 1994Kenneth H. The analysis finds that separating resort fees from the room rate without first disclosing the total price is unlikely to result in benefits that offset the likely harm to consumers. The analysis in the paper finds that separating mandatory resort fees from posted room rates without first disclosing the total price is likely to harm consumers by increasing the search costs and cognitive costs of finding and choosing hotel accommodations.
Hotels argue that they provide resort services at a discount relative to the cost of purchasing the services individually, and that resort fees allow hotels to reduce the commissions paid to online travel agents. Consumers and advocacy groups argue that the fees are misleading because they are not included in the room rate. This paper examines the costs and benefits of disclosing resort fees – which are per-room, per-night, mandatory fees charged by some hotels – separately from the room rate by reviewing the economics and consumer behavior literatures on drip pricing and partitioned pricing, two pricing practices used by online travel agents and hotels to disclose resort fees to consumers. About the FTC Show/hide About the FTC menu itemsĮconomic Analysis of Hotel Resort FeesMary W.News and Events Show/hide News and Events menu items.Advice and Guidance Show/hide Advice and Guidance menu items.Competition and Consumer Protection Guidance Documents.Enforcement Show/hide Enforcement menu items.