by Lauren Wolfe | Mar 18, 2022
File comments with the CFPB about hidden fees for everything from airline tickets to hotel resort fees and concert tickets to banking fees. Let your government know you are tired of extra fees. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the CFPB) asks Americans to file...
by Lauren Wolfe | Sep 28, 2021
Undisclosed advertising is a growing problem in social media Paid influencers are a form of advertising. Everything that paid influencers do or wear can be monetized. And it is. Yes, there are FTC advertising rules. The enforcement however is non-existent. The Bucket...
by Lauren Wolfe | Mar 23, 2020
Hotels should pledge truth in advertising — include any mandatory fees in the room rates Consumers are the only groups not requesting money from Congress. Consumers ask for truth in advertising. Include all mandatory lodging fees in the room rates. For hundreds of...
by Lauren Wolfe | Aug 11, 2017
When hotels charge resort fees the city loses tax revenue and consumers lose the ability to comparison shop New York City has seen an incredible explosion in hotels charging resort fees in 2017. In May 2016, fifteen hotels in the city charged resort fees. Today, in...
