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Hidden fees banned from hotel and concert apps & websites

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/FTC-bans-bait-and-switch-pricing-from-hotel-and-concert-apps.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has today announced a new rule which will ban <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/apps/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">apps[/url] and websites in the hotel and event industries from using hidden fees to engage in bait-and-switch pricing.</p>



<p>The agency found it was common practice for companies to show a misleading price, which was then inflated by hidden costs like booking and resort fees, only revealed during the checkout process …</p>



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