It's called MadAsHellAboutHiddenFees.com (www.madashellabouthiddenfees.com), and it és an initiative of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), Business Travel Coalition (BTC) and Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA). Its purpose is to gather signatures on a petition that will be presented to the U.S. Department of Transportation, urging them to either ban or at least require prominent, transparent mention of hidden fees in airline advertising.

This is a worthy cause, and  although it won't lead to a better or cheaper vacation, it stands a good chance of persuading the U.S. Department of Transportation to do something.

Source: www.frommers.com