Now Canada warns ticketers over ‘drip pricing’
The Competition Bureau, which has previously fined car-hire companies $4m+ for not including extra fees in prices, has told ticket agencies to fall into line
News By | 11 July 2017
The Competition Bureau, the government agency responsible for enforcing competition law in Canada, has warned sellers of entertainment and sports tickets they could face court action unless they end the practice of ‘drip pricing’.
In a statement, the bureau calls on ticket agencies, both primary and secondary, to “review their marketing practices and display the real price of tickets upfront”. “To attract consumers, some companies in the ticketing industry offer low prices online or on mobile apps,” it reads. “However,…
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