How resort fees can drive up the cost of a hotel stay — and what travelers can do about it in Surprise

Surprise fees at hotels a very unwelcome checkout surprise | Quigley

Few things can spoil a trip faster than getting billed for things you didn’t expect and services you didn’t use. Travelers groups, website operators and now Congress is showing annoyance with all ...

8 hotel fees that may surprise you

The U.S. lodging industry collected $1.95 billion in fees in 2012, NYU study says Fees started to emerge in the hotel industry in 1997, expert says, and fee revenue keeps increasing Joining hotel ...

How resort fees can drive up the cost of a hotel stay — and what travelers can do about it

It's one of the biggest traveler complaints about hotels: the dreaded — and often undisclosed — "resort fee." For anywhere from $20 to $90 a night, the fee can include a free towel at the pool or a ...

Surprise! These Travel Companies Keep Your Trip A Secret (Until The Last Minute)

Ever had a hard time deciding where to go on vacation? Now, you don’t need to worry. A new breed of travel companies is revolutionizing vacation planning with secret trips. The concept: They do all ...

Apple's Sept. 9 'Surprise and Shine' event: What to expect, including iPhone 18, iPhone Ultra, Watch Series 12, and more

Apple's got another yearly iPhone event up its sleeves, and we're expecting the new 18 series, the company's first-ever foldable, the Watch Series 12, and more.

The west side is a chain restaurant paradise. But this city might, well, surprise you

Driving down any one of Surprise's main roads, whether Bell or Litchfield or Grand Avenue, the view is much the same: a Target here, a Starbucks there, a car wash or two. With chain restaurant after ...

Surprise! Five ways to thrive in an uncertain world

Tania Luna is a “Surprisologist” and co-author with LeeAnn Renninger of the book, “Surprise: Embrace the Unpredictable and Engineer the Unexpected” Though many workers tend to see surprise as a bad ...

This year's 'October surprise' may be no surprise at all

This presidential cycle has challenged the rules and precedents of our political system so often that it’s no surprise it’s posing a challenge for the “October surprise.” As the month of October goes ...

Surprise! -- How the brain learns to deal with the unexpected

For children, the world is full of surprises. Adults, on the other hand, are much more difficult to surprise. And there are complex processes behind this apparently straightforward state of affairs.