Junk Fees Are Easier to Spot… But Still Hard to Avoid

WSJ Your Money Briefing

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🗓️ 18 September 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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In the wake of a crackdown on so-called junk fees, more companies are making the unpopular charges easier for consumers to spot. But the fees still aren't going away. Wall Street Journal reporter Allison Pohle joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss why, and what consumers can do about them. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Scarlet Johanson. My family relied on public assistance to help provide meals for us.
0:04.6	These meals help fuel my love for acting. When people are fed, futures are nourished.
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0:18.0	Here's your money briefing for Wednesday,
0:20.0	September 18th.
0:21.0	I'm J. R. Wayland for the Wall Street Journal.
0:26.0	There have been widespread calls to eliminate junk fees. You know those charges that
0:30.1	get tucked into the bottom of your hotel bill or a plane ticket.
0:33.7	The good news, those fees are now a lot less hidden than they used to be.
0:37.8	The bad news, you're still on the hook for them.
0:40.6	After many years of feeling frustrated at that checkout screen, some consumers say even just seeing the
0:48.8	total price from beginning to end feels like a win. They don't feel duped. But at the same time there are some other
0:55.2	people who wish that they had gone farther. We'll talk with our travel reporter, Allison Pauly,
1:00.8	about what else is being done about junk fees and what you can do about them on your next
1:04.7	trip. After the break. I'm Scarlett Johanson.
1:27.0	I'm Scarlett Johanson. My family relied on public assistance to help provide meals for us. These meals help fuel my love for acting. When people are fed, futures are nourished.
1:29.0	Join the movement to end hunger at Feeding America.org
1:32.0	slash Act Now. Brought to you by Feeding America.org slash Act Now.
1:33.0	Brought to you by Feeding America and the Ad Council.
1:37.0	It's becoming easier to spot so-called junk fees when you travel, but avoiding them is another story.
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