{"id":224694547,"date":"2024-02-29T12:11:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T17:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/?p=224694547"},"modified":"2024-03-01T14:39:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T19:39:40","slug":"save-money-on-movie-tickets-how-to-avoid-cineplexs-online-booking-fees-phones-canada-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/save-money-on-movie-tickets-how-to-avoid-cineplexs-online-booking-fees-phones-canada-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c9conomisez de l&#039;argent sur les billets de cin\u00e9ma : Comment \u00e9viter les frais de r\u00e9servation en ligne de Cineplex \u2022 Phones Canada Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Phones Canada is closely following the Competition Tribunal\u2019s review of Cineplex\u2019s $1.50 online booking fee. This fee has sparked a debate over its fairness and impact on consumers, with the competition commissioner raising concerns about \u201cdrip pricing\u201d and lack of alternatives for customers.<\/p>\n<p>During the tribunal proceedings, the focus has been on whether customers are adequately informed about this extra charge before finalizing their ticket purchase. Cineplex argues that the fee is avoidable and clearly displayed next to the \u201cproceed\u201d button, ensuring transparency for customers.<\/p>\n<p>This case is not just about Cineplex\u2019s revenue, which has totaled almost $40 million from these fees, but also about setting a standard for online pricing practices in the entertainment industry. It brings to mind similar issues with Ticketmaster\u2019s ticket buying process.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government has also taken notice of such \u201cjunk fees\u201d in various sectors, including telecommunications. Last year\u2019s budget included plans to address excessive fees in areas like internet overage and telecom roaming charges.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned as Phones Canada continues to monitor this case and its implications for consumers and online pricing practices in the entertainment industry.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phones Canada is closely following the Competition Tribunal&#8217;s review of Cineplex&#8217;s $1.50 online booking fee. This fee has sparked a debate over its fairness and impact on consumers, with the competition commissioner raising concerns about &#8220;drip pricing&#8221; and lack of alternatives for customers. During the tribunal proceedings, the focus has been on whether customers are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":224694548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":255,"footnotes":""},"categories":[255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-224694547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple-tips-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224694547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224694547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224694547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224694548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224694547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224694547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224694547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}