These fees seem to be particularly prevalent in the travel and entertainment industries. I stayed at a hotel in NYC relatively recently, and I booked and pre-paid through hotels.com. When I arrived, the hotel sprung me with a $50/night "resort fee", which was apparently required to stay at the hotel (though I am sure they would tell regulators that it's optional).
I also don't understand the US practice of not including relevant sales tax charges in the cost of a good. I know that many US states operate a sales tax (which seems like a bad idea as opposed to a VAT or similar system).
I don't mind having actually optional extras be charged separately, but if they aren't really optional (like a service fee), it should be part of the price.
I'd be very interested if someone has a link to the text of what is actually being proposed.
I also don't understand the US practice of not including relevant sales tax charges in the cost of a good. I know that many US states operate a sales tax (which seems like a bad idea as opposed to a VAT or similar system).
I don't mind having actually optional extras be charged separately, but if they aren't really optional (like a service fee), it should be part of the price.
I'd be very interested if someone has a link to the text of what is actually being proposed.