{"id":224694437,"date":"2024-02-28T21:55:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T02:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/?p=224694437"},"modified":"2024-03-01T14:39:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T19:39:48","slug":"unlocking-success-cineplex-rakes-in-40-million-through-online-booking-fees-phones-canada-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/ar\/unlocking-success-cineplex-rakes-in-40-million-through-online-booking-fees-phones-canada-report\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0625\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0646\u0627\u0646 \u0644\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0627\u062d: \u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629 Cineplex \u062a\u062d\u0642\u0642 \u0623\u0631\u0628\u0627\u062d\u064b\u0627 \u062a\u0628\u0644\u063a $40 \u0645\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0646\u064b\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0631\u0633\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u062c\u0632 \u0639\u0628\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062a\u0631\u0646\u062a \u2022 \u062a\u0642\u0631\u064a\u0631 Phones Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cineplex is facing scrutiny from the Competition Bureau for allegedly deceptive marketing practices related to online booking fees. The company has reportedly made nearly $40 million from these fees, sparking controversy over how they are presented to consumers.<\/p>\n<p>\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u0627\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633\u064a\u0629:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Cineplex collected over $11.6 million within six months of introducing the $1.50 online booking fee in June 2022.<br \/>\n\u2013 An additional $27.3 million was collected throughout 2023, according to reports.<br \/>\n\u2013 Discounts are available for Scene+ members, while CineClub members are exempt from the fee.<br \/>\n\u2013 The Competition Commissioner has criticized Cineplex for not presenting the full ticket price upfront on their website.<br \/>\n\u2013 The use of a countdown timer during the purchase process has also come under scrutiny for potentially diverting attention from extra fees.<br \/>\n\u2013 Cineplex has dismissed the allegations as baseless, stating that consumers are informed of potential fees at the beginning of the ticket purchasing process.<\/p>\n<p>The Competition Bureau is now focusing on its case against Cineplex, with a class action lawsuit already in progress. Stay tuned as this legal battle unfolds\u2014it\u2019s sure to be an interesting one!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cineplex is facing scrutiny from the Competition Bureau for allegedly deceptive marketing practices related to online booking fees. The company has reportedly made nearly $40 million from these fees, sparking controversy over how they are presented to consumers. Key Points: &#8211; Cineplex collected over $11.6 million within six months of introducing the $1.50 online booking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":224694438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":255,"footnotes":""},"categories":[255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-224694437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple-tips-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224694437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224694437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224694437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224694438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224694437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224694437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224694437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}