Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025

This bill makes hotel and short‑term rental prices clear up front. Whenever a room or rental is advertised or listed, the total price must be shown clearly, including the base rate and any mandatory service fees. Before you finish booking, the listing must also show any taxes or other government charges. This applies to hotels, short‑term rentals, and third‑party booking sites and apps .

The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general can enforce these rules. If a booking site relied on bad price info from a hotel or host but had good procedures, and it fixes the problem quickly once notified, it can defend itself. States can still enforce general laws like those against fraud, but they can’t require different price‑display rules unless those rules also require showing the full price with all service fees included. The rules start 450 days after the bill becomes law .

Key points

• Who is affected: Hotels, short‑term rentals, and third‑party online sellers; travelers booking rooms or rentals.
• What changes: Every ad or listing must show the total price up front; taxes and government fees must be shown before checkout; sites may still show a price breakdown, but it must be less prominent than the total price; FTC and states can enforce; limited protections for booking sites that promptly fix errors .
• When: Takes effect 450 days after it becomes law.