FTC Warns StubHub Over Apparent Failure to List Total Price of Tickets

FTC Warns StubHub Over Apparent Failure to List Total Price of Tickets

Ahead of the 2025 NFL season, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a letter to StubHub, the largest ticket exchange and resale business in the United States, calling for strict compliance with the agency’s new Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, the FTC said in a statement on May 14. The rule, which went into effect on May 12, requires live-ticket events and short-term rentals to include pricing information in their advertisements and other off…

BLK ALERTS - New Law Makes Hotel Hidden Fees Illegal: Travelers Now Protected From Bait-and-Switch Pricing

Travelers across the United States can finally celebrate a major victory against the hotel industry’s deceptive pricing practices. The Federal Trade Commission’s new rule against “junk fees” officially took effect on May 12, 2025. This regulation makes it illegal for hotels and vacation rental companies to advertise one price only to surprise customers with additional mandatory charges at checkout. These hidden costs are commonly known as “resor…

NEW Hidden "Junk Fees" Ban Now in Effect — How It Could CHAN

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) passed a “Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees” which took effect on May 12th, 2025. This new rule helps to protect consumers from “junk fees” when they purchase live-event tickets or short-term lodging.  Disney’s Wilderness Lodge If you have ever gone online to buy concert tickets or a room at a hotel, you have likely encountered these “junk fees.” They are fees that sometimes seemingly appear out of nowhere and g…

FTC Warns Ticketing Companies to Stop Hitting Customers With 'Deceptive' Fees

Ahead of the 2025/26 NFL season, the FTC is giving ticket sellers with a warning – stop hitting customers with hidden additional fees during the checkout process. This week, the FTC sent a letter to StubHub, saying that the company may be violating the Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (Fees Rule) from May 12. […] The post FTC Warns Ticketing Companies to Stop Hitting Customers With ‘Deceptive’ Fees appeared first on Cord Cutters News.

K-STREET, 10,000 FEET: FTC’s all-in pricing rule praised

THE LOWDOWN:The latest rule from President Donald Trump’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on all-in pricing went into effect this week, with great fanfare from both the ticketing industry and from consumers.Under FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, the FTC will ensure that all-in pricing is standard for both live events and for short-term lodging, meaning that consumers won’t suffer sticker shock on the purchase page for concerts or AirBnBs.The FTC rul…

SeatGeek’s all-in – with pricing

Following the ‘Junk Fee Rule’ coming into effect in the US, SeatGeek has also begun displaying the price of tickets, inclusive of fees, upfront across all events on its platform. All-in pricing falls in line with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new guidelines on price transparency. Taxes may still be added at checkout when purchasing tickets through SeatGeek, depending on the location of the event. Previously, SeatGeek had offered a pricing…