{"id":941444,"date":"2026-03-02T11:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/blog\/cma-price-transparency-guidance-for-ticket-fees\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:49:33","slug":"ticketing-legislation-junk-fees-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spektrix.com\/en-us\/blog\/ticketing-legislation-junk-fees-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready for Ticket Price Transparency Regulation: A guide for theaters & venues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Regulation around ticket price transparency has changed. Explore the key rules for sharing ticket prices and fees, and learn how to stay compliant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans, patrons, and legislators are clamping down on hidden ticket transaction fees<\/a>. Make sure your marketing, ticketing, and fundraising systems are ready to offer transparent, audience-friendly ticket pricing, because the experience you create in those first few clicks can shape that relationship for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When people can see what they will realistically pay upfront, they can make confident choices and are more likely to return. When they cannot, trust erodes quickly, and the whole sector feels the impact. It also creates added pressure for box office operations<\/a>, as teams spend more time managing confusion that clearer pricing could have prevented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In December 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a junk fees rule \u2013 ticketing legislation that requires businesses to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. “Clearly and conspicuously disclose the true total price inclusive of all mandatory fees whenever they offer, display, or advertise any price of live-event tickets.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. “Display the total price more prominently than most other pricing information.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. When excluding allowable fees upfront (for example, shipping), “clearly and conspicuously disclose the nature, purpose, identity, and amount of those fees before consumers consent to pay.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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