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Welcome to the fifth edition of The Leisure Law Insider! Released quarterly, we cover the latest news and developments in leisure and hospitality law, regulation, and policy. Expect content on hotels, franchising, labor and...more
Good Sunday morning and Happy New Year!! We are again providing a roundup of a few of the stories that we feel made the biggest impact in the online travel industry over this past year (and continuing into this year). ...more
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission announced its final “Junk Fees Rule” (the “Rule”) that bans “mystery” or “junk fees” for live event tickets, hotels, and short-term rentals....more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized its long-anticipated Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (Final Rule), targeting hidden mandatory fees and ensuring transparent pricing disclosures to consumers. Unlike the Notice...more
Good Sunday morning from Seattle and happy holidays . . . Well, we definitely missed this one. Last week I wrongly predicted that we would see little near term progress on national junk fee regulation. With leadership at the...more
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a long-anticipated final Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (the Rule), colloquially known as the “Junk Fees” Rule, targeting mandatory hidden fees and ensuring transparent pricing...more
Our Consumer Protection/FTC Team breaks down the Federal Trade Commission’s final rule regulating live-event ticket and hotel pricing practices....more
On December 17, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (16 CFR § 464), otherwise known as the "Junk Fees" Rule, targeting specific industries with a narrowed...more
Never say never, but we are fairly confident that the newly announced Junk Fee Rule (Rule) will be the final final rule issued while Chair Khan is at the helm of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). ...more
Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, December 13, 2024, is below. Google and its “efforts” to comply with the DMA again garnered most of the industry’s attention. As I...more
Revenue-management tools are ubiquitous across sectors, but many hotel owners, operators, and management companies use such tools on a daily basis. As these products have improved, many have incorporated algorithms enabling...more
Welcome to the third edition of The Leisure Law Insider! Released quarterly, we cover the latest news and developments in leisure and hospitality law, regulation, and policy. Expect content on hotels, franchising, labor and...more
On March 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (“the agencies”) jointly submitted a Statement of Interest on behalf of the United States in Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars...more
In what will be one of the most important decisions in antitrust since the proliferation of algorithm software, on May 8, 2024, Chief Judge Miranda Du of the United States District Court, District of Nevada, granted the hotel...more
The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on March 28, 2024, weighed in for the third time in recent months in support of plaintiffs in class action lawsuits challenging the defendants' use of software to...more
For the third time in as many months, the U.S. federal antitrust enforcement authorities -- the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice -- have filed a statement of interest in an...more
For many months, Joe Biden has been leading the so-called war on junk fees, a campaign to restrict surcharges spanning across industries - from airline seating upcharges, to hotel resort fees, to extra service charges tacked...more
This week’s Update features a wide variety of topics – Hopper, Capital One vacation rentals, Expedia layoffs and Hilton campgrounds....more
In recent months, various groups—including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other high-level government regulators—have raised questions about the appropriateness of “add on” charges paid by consumers who are buying...more
When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a new rule aimed at eliminating certain "hidden" and "junk" fee practices. The FTC said that these fees, which may be undisclosed until late in the transaction process, are...more
On October 11, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a new proposed rule to prohibit “junk fees,” which the FTC states are hidden and bogus fees that can harm consumers and undercut honest businesses. FTC...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • AGs Ask Congress for Joint Effort in Making Banking...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •States Want California To Leave Their Bacon Alone- •AGs...more
For those of you in the U.S. and Canada, happy Independence Day. This week’s Update features a number of important legal updates – both in the U.S. and in the EU. The next 6-9 months should prove to be interesting as the EU...more