Getting upset at junk fees is like getting upset at the flu. Junk fees exist because they work, and they won’t go away until they stop working. Recent federal interventionIn April, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) rolled out new consumer protections for air passengers, including rules aimed at stymying junk fees. Herd junk fee immunityHalting the junk fee pandemic could also require another change: fed-up consumers. The article Travel Junk Fees Are a Virus With No Easy Fix originally appeared on NerdWallet.

Source: Irish Independent May 15, 2024 14:21 UTC