Hi,
Ticketmaster adding on big fees at checkout? Hotels slipping in a resort
fee? Airlines pulling a bait-and-switch on the final price?
It happens to consumers across the internet, costs the American people
tens of billions of dollars a year in fees, and wastes 50 million hours of
our time per year. It’s time to put an end to these manipulative, costly
junk fees.
The good news is that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a
rule to end these hidden fees for everything from booking hotels to buying
concert tickets online, renting an apartment, and paying utility bills.^1
This will save consumers money, protect consumers from deceptive business
practices, and help support honest small businesses.
But the rule will only be finalized if the FTC knows the public supports
an end to junk fees.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Urge the FTC to put an end to junk fees!
ADD YOUR NAME
Ticketmaster fees could account for up to 78% of the total price of a
ticket^2 — the price you don’t see often until you’re about to put in your
credit card info. These fees are extremely deceptive, and way, way too
high — and those fees benefit rich corporate executives while hurting
consumers.
Upon announcing the proposed rule, FTC Chair Lina Khan said, “All too
often, Americans are plagued with unexpected and unnecessary fees they
can’t escape. These junk fees now cost Americans tens of billions of
dollars per year — money that corporations are extracting from working
families just because they can.”^3
It’s time to end this corporate greed that punishes consumers with
exorbitant fees.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name: End junk fees for concert tickets, hotel bookings,
utility payments, plane tickets, and more.
Thanks for taking action,
Tihi and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. Federal Trade Commission, “FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Junk Fees,”
[ [link removed] ]October 11, 2023.
2. Vulture, “Biden Is Coming for High Ticketing Fees,” [ [link removed] ]October 26,
2022.
3. Federal Trade Commission, “FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Junk Fees,”
[ [link removed] ]October 11, 2023.
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