By Associated Press (AP) | President Joe Biden highlighted progress in chipping away at hidden junk fees tacked on to ticket, lodging and other prices as a “win for consumers” as major company executives meeting with him at the White House announced they’ll start showing customers the real cost up front.
Live Nation, which is based in Beverly Hills, California, said Thursday that it will provide customers with upfront all-in pricing — meaning the actual purchase price including service charges and any other fees — for its owned venues by September and that Ticketmaster will give consumers the option to view all-in pricing up front for other venues on the live-entertainment tickets platform. SeatGeek, based in New York, will unveil features to make it easier to browse for tickets with the true cost displayed.
Biden, who met with those and other companies that have taken steps to embrace more transparency, including Airbnb, prioritized the effort to combat surprise or undisclosed fees in his State of the Union address and has called for legislation, regulation and private sector action to end them. The Democratic president, at Thursday’s event, praised actions by companies that have eliminated or plan to eliminate those surprise fees.
https://apnews.com/article/biden-junk-fees-pricing-livenation-airbnb-10c32ecf2306cad8123d55c392a8b887
[Thanks to Alex Teitz for contributing this article! http://www.femmusic.com]
[I would really like to see Live Nation get rid of those “per ticket” fees and go to a “per purchase” fee. Imagine my shock when I was charged $10 per ticket – $40 – instead of $10 per purchase! The clerk did no more work for the four tickets than the “one ticket” but yet we were charged 300% more for the purchase!]
June 22, 2023| Music-Related Business| Barb Dye