Federal Trade Commission bans deceptive fee practices in ticket and lodging industries
The Federal Trade Commission is officially cracking down on the ticket industry. On Tuesday, the commission ruled to prohibit bait-and-switch pricing tactics used to bury junk fees for live entertainment.
Federal Trade Commission issues ban on ticket, hotel 'junk fees'
The Federal Trade Commission has issued new rules intended to eliminate hidden fees on hotels and event tickets.
Federal Trade Commission Attacks Sh*tty Concert Ticket “Junk Fees” with New Ruling
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SEE WHEN: Junk fees on hotels and live events will be made transparent for consumers
The Junk Fees Rule targets bait-and-switch pricing for live-event tickets and short-term lodging. Donald Trump appears to have debuted a new look—and the reviews it’s getting on social media are less than glowing.
'Junk fees' on hotels, live event tickets banned in US
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued a new rule to stop "junk fees" on hotel bookings and live event tickets. The agency says the rule aims to ban businesses from disguising prices and misleading customers.
FTC bans hidden junk fees in hotel, event ticket prices
The rule is one of the final pieces of President Joe Biden's wide-ranging crackdown on junk fees that drive up consumer costs without visible benefit.
New federal rule bans surprise junk fees for event tickets and hotels
A new junk fee rule from the Federal Trade Commission will require more transparency in the price of live event tickets and hotels. “People deserve to know up-front what they’re being asked to pay—without worrying that they’ll later be saddled with mysterious fees that they haven’t budgeted for and can’t avoid,
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New federal rule bans "junk fees" on hotels and live event tickets
A new Federal Trade Commission rule aims to put a stop to such surprise charges by banning so-called junk fees on short-term lodging as well as on tickets to live events. The rule bans ...
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New FTC rule bans junk fees for tickets, hotels
Dec. 17 (UPI) --In a political win for the Biden administration, the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday approved its final policy rule to ban so-called junk fees for tickets and hotels.
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