RESEARCH

By now, you should have read the several articles and looked at the other materials located in Canvas.However, you may need to do some additional research to completely understand Resort Fees & Amenities Tariffs and the legal issues related to same.Once you are comfortable you have a clear picture of the recent cases and issues with these types of fees and charges, you can move on to writing the executive summary using the information below.

Think of your audience as being the General Manager of an independent resort hotel in Colorado.That General Manager does not have time to read the latest court cases and information regarding the "resort" and "tariff" fees issues.Even though the General Manager does not have time to read the cases and educate himself on the issues, he wants to have an idea of how the actions may impact the amenities tariffs currently being charged at his hotel resort.

The General Manager should be able to read your summary and understand the core of the following:

1. The issue/dangers with both charging fees and how they are disclosed;
2. The challenges/requirements for hotel resorts that are currently charging or want to charge these types of fees;
3. How/why his hotel resort may need to adjust its policy and procedures regarding amenities tariffs.