The Federal Trade Commission is stepping in to ban so-called junk fees from hotel and ticket websites. Sites now have to show ...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved a new rule preventing hotels and ticket sellers from hiding extra fees associated ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission passed a final Junk Fees Rule on Tuesday to ban "unfair and deceptive pricing practices" that hide total prices for various industries, including short-term lodging.

Under the new rule, total prices for short-term lodging and event tickets must be presented to consumers in a "timely, transparent and truthful" manner, the FTC said. That's meant to ensure people ...

By Winston Cho It’s about to get easier to compare prices for tickets to live events. The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday finalized a rule requiring businesses to disclose total prices ...