Originally Posted by
Unimatrix One
As the junk fees charged by various travel companies are getting out of control, I propose a truth-in-advertising law to require airlines, hotels, etc. to use a more accurate term, such as "The portion of the price that we hide from you in our advertising, fare search results, etc." or perhaps "The difference between the lies we tell in our advertising and the actual price."
Easier just to ban fuel surcharges and similar nonsense. If a fare increase is required, the fare should be increased.
When travelling by train, I wouldn't, for example, expect to pay a "station fee" or an "electricity fee". It's all nonsense, it's just the fare. The one exception is Government taxes, but having those excluded from prices is more of a US thing.
The EU has recently legislated on this issue - finally.
Neil