No, Vegas Resort Fees are Not Banned

There was some excitement making headlines recently, claiming that Las Vegas resort fees had been banned by the Federal Trade Commission. It was an eye catcher for sure, but was it true? Well, not really. Various news outlets latched on the segments of the FTC story, including a quote from their own press release stating their actions had essentially banned Junk Ticket and Hotel Fees, but let’s take a closer look. While it is true that the FTC introduced a new rule aimed at addressing nuisance fees like Vegas resort fees, it did not really ban them. Instead, it focused…