Mayor Mamdani is banning so-called junk fees at NYC hotels -- resort fees, surprise credit card holds, deposits, etc. New

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3. No, that's not a junk fee

What he's getting rid of is all the crap hotels are using to get their properties listed higher on websites like hotels.com and travelocity.com when someone selects "view by price low to high." If you're charging, say, $300 per night and adding on $100 in junk fees, you'll be higher on the list (and more likely to be booked) than if you charge $400 per night with no junk fees.