The lawsuit, filed last month, argues that advertising without including mandatory fees is false advertising.
Spokespeople for MGM declined to comment for this story. MGM’s deceptive practice of hotel resort fees must end.” “All mandatory hotel fees must be included in the advertised price in order to be legal. It is time to end the abhorrent practice of illegal resort fees by the hotel industry,” Lauren Wolfe, counsel for Travelers United, said in the Wednesday statement. “Resort fees are a clear violation of DC’s consumer protection laws. MGM Resorts operates the MGM National Harbor in Forest Heights, Maryland, a short drive away from the district. Travelers United, a nonprofit travel advocacy group, filed a lawsuit against the Las Vegas-based casino operator accusing the company of charging “deceptive” resort fees in violation of the District of Columbia’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Resorts International is facing a lawsuit over its use of resort fees.
