Do Prices on Ticketmaster Suddenly Seem Much Higher? You’re Not Alone.

For years now, the Ticketmaster experience has been defined by hitting the checkout button and seeing the price of your ticket purchase jump, sometimes nearly double, thanks to so-called “service fees.” Finally, that is going to change. No, Ticketmaster isn’t getting rid of the service charges. But it will now display the full cost of the purchase, fees included, from the very start of your transaction. In a blog post, Ticketmaster announced its so-called “all-in pricing,” which starts Monday, May 12. “With All In Prices, you’ll be able to find tickets within your budget right away, with no surprises at checkout. That’s because you’ll see the cost of your ticket—including fees, before taxes—from the moment you start shopping for any Ticketmaster event in the US,” the company said. Why is Ticketmaster introducing its new pricing that transparently reflects the actual cost of tickets? To hear Ticketmaster’s version of events, this is something it has wanted all along. “We’re all in on ... Read full article.