[grujicd]

Never seen it in Europe, visited concerts in dozen countries. There are some platform fees, but let's say 5% or at most 10%.

[hnburnsy]

That is why it was cheaper to buy a flight, hotel, and ticket to see Taylor Swift in Paris than to buy tickets to any show in the US.

[shiroiushi]

It's generally like that for any vacation really: if you're an American, it's probably cheaper to book a flight and go to Europe for 2 weeks than to spend that time in America, unless you just spend your vacation time sitting at home. Hotels and restaurants are all absurdly overpriced in America these days, compared to Europe, so unless your vacation time is extremely short, the flight cost will be more than compensated for after a few days.

[reaperducer]

Apparently 20% in the U.K.: https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/which-cal...

Also a problem down under: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-16/dynamic-pricing-hidde...

[grujicd]

Sadly, didn't visit any concert in UK, so couldn't include that datapoint in my anecdote.

[graemep]

The UK article (from March this year) says the law was about to change to require clearer pricing

[shiroiushi]

Yep, it's the same here in Japan.

[mattmaroon]

‘Murica!