Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) sent a letter to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday calling on it to move to end ‘deceptive, mandatory hotel fees.’ McCaskill called on the FTC to revive a probe that began two years ago into mandatory fees, and resulted in the agency sending letters to 22 … [Read more...]
KPRC-TV Consumer Report on Hidden Hotel Fees
Amy Davis, Investigative Reporter/Consumer Expert for KPRC-TV in Houston featured an alert to her viewers this morning about the hidden price of hotel fees. She wrote in an online post, "The Federal Trade Commission requires airlines to include all fees in its published prices, and now many want the … [Read more...]
Analysis: FTC Can, Must Act to End Misleading, Deceptive Resort Fees
Legal Analysis: FTC Has Authority, Record for Enforcement Action on Mandatory Resort Fees Travelers United released a legal brief today outlining the rationale for FTC action to end the growing practice of hotels charging required fees that are not included in the advertised nightly rate. Hotels … [Read more...]
Mandatory Hotel & Resort Fees Harm Consumers. The FTC must take action to end this deceptive practice
Press Release
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