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Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne

Booking a summer holiday deal? Beware ‘drip pricing’ and other tactics to make you pay more than you planned

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Have you ever spotted what looked like a great deal on a website, added it to your “basket” and proceeded to checkout – only to find extra fees added on at the last minute?

It’s frustratingly common when making airline, hotel and many other kinds of bookings to see an advertised price get ratcheted up at checkout with additional fees – perhaps “shipping insurance”, “resort fees” or just “taxes”.

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