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When a hotel rate appears in Google Search or on an online platform will it include the junk fee that makes it more expensive than a rival? That's what's a stake in these bills for the travel industry.
A bipartisan bill introduced in the House of Representatives Friday is the latest effort to apply pressure on the travel industry to be more transparent in how it displays and markets so-called junk fees.
The No Hidden Fees Act of 2023 would prohibit hotels, short-term rental, online travel agency and metasearch platforms from excluding mandatory fees (other than taxes and other governmental charges) from the price of a reservation when marketing or displaying it.
The so-called No Hidden Fees Act, which was introduced by U.S. Representat