Travelkore Executive Brief – U.S. Travel Advisors
This guidance applies to travel agents operating in the United States and is issued in direct response to the February 3, 2026 ruling by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which vacated the DOT’s 2024 ancillary fee transparency rule. Even with the rule vacated, the Department of Transportation continues to enforce against unfair or deceptive omissions in the advertising and sale of air travel.
Travel agents must therefore clearly disclose any mandatory tourism tax that is not included in the advertised ticket or package price before purchase and must inform travelers that the tax is paid separately. To mitigate their regulatory exposure, agents should direct travelers to the official https://embraceit.bcs.gob.mx, or TTMX (Tourist Tax Mexico) approved Travelkore payment links, which provides a clear, authoritative path for completing the required tax payment. When agents combine proper upfront disclosure with Travelkore’s standardized collection process, they meet federal transparency expectations and significantly reduce the risk that travelers mistakenly assume the tax was included.