As Biden-era 'junk fee' rule takes effect, Ticketmaster says it will display fees more clearly

Seeing higher prices for concerts, games? FTC bans hidden fees in new consumer protection rule

No more surprises at checkout. The price you see first is now the price you'll pay for concert tickets, sporting events and vacation rentals.The new hidden fees rule took effect this week. FTC attorney Stacy Cammarano said the rule ends years of consumer frustration with last-minute charges."This is a solution to a long-term problem," Cammarano said. "The FTC heard from thousands of consumers that they were frustrated with trying to buy tickets …

It's Now Illegal for Hotels to Bait-and-switch Travelers With Hidden and Junk Fees—What to Know

Those pesky hidden resort fees are now illegal.imaginima/Getty Images Interior of a luxury hotel guest room.A new law went into effect on May 12 that makes "junk fees" or "bait-and-switch pricing" illegal.Under the law, charges like hotel resort fees or vacation rental cleaning fees must be included in the upfront price the traveler sees before booking.Resort fees and cleaning fees aren't banned, but they can no longer be charged by surprise onc…

How are Las Vegas resorts responding to new FTC ‘junk fee’ rule?

The Federal Trade Commission’s new rule about disclosing hotel and ticket “junk fees” has already generated confusion, and Las Vegas casino operators have had varying responses.

New law banning junk fees in Virginia set to take effect in July

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Junk fees are set to become a thing of the past in Virginia. “By the end, you’ve had this fee, and that fee, and the other fee tacked on, and the price at the end looks nothing like the price at the beginning,” Senator Stella Pekarsky (D- Fairfax) told 8News.  That’s because Governor Glenn Youngkin signed one of Pekarsky’s bills (and an identical House bill) banning certain junk fees earlier this month.  Currently, federa…

New rule bans hidden fees on concert tickets and hotel bookings for New Yorkers

Here's what New Yorkers should know about the new rule.

Las Vegas ticketing company weighs in on junk fee ban

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The Biden Administration’s “junk fee” ban went into effect this week. Ticket sellers, hotels, and vacation rentals are now required to disclose all costs upfront. According to Toby Baptist, Vice President of Operations for LasVegastickets.com, the new rule benefits both businesses and customers. “I think that it's good for us, because we can kind of stop taking the blame for everything, but it's better transparency for the cu…