by Lauren Wolfe | Mar 6, 2026
Travelers United is fully committed to truth in travel advertising. As a consumer protection organization focused on travel, an increasing concern we have heard over the last few years is that people are confused about the travel content they see on social media. Big...
by Lauren Wolfe | Dec 3, 2025
The hotel industry doesn’t like short-term rentals. The hotel industry has long opposed competition. The rise of the internet and the rapid growth of short-term rental platforms intensified that opposition. Rather than focusing primarily on expanding hotel...
by Lauren Wolfe | Jul 23, 2025
Disclosure of social media influencers remains rare. Travel social media influencers continue to earn substantial amounts of money by promoting certain companies to their followers. Despite the Federal Trade Commission being very clear that social media influencers...
by Lauren Wolfe | Mar 30, 2024
Junk fees disclosure is material to the consumer’s decision Travelers United defeated Sonesta Hotels’ attempt to have a lawsuit challenging junk fees practice stopped. It was dismissed and sent to a jury on Thursday, March 21, 2024. As the Court explained, “a...
by Lauren Wolfe | Jan 31, 2024
What appear to be a-la-carte service costs are really resort fees in disguise The Wall Street Journal recently profiled the fourth-largest hotel group in the country. MCR hotels were touted for charging guests for individual hotel amenities. The main hotel profiled in...
