Price Transparency: How the FTC is Tackling Bait-and-Switch Pricing
Politics

Price Transparency: How the FTC is Tackling Bait-and-Switch Pricing

Executive Overview – There is a recurring practice of firms failing to disclose upfront mandatory charges in the advertised price of their goods or services, leading to an unexpected higher final cost for consumers (e.g. “resort fees” in hotel bookings and “processing fees” in ticket purchases).  – Misleading pricing threatens competition in the market, as … Continue reading