Parents Sue Team Travel Source Over Stay-to-Play Hotel Booking Scheme and Junk Fees
Were you told that you had to book a hotel through Team Travel Source in order for your child’s team to compete? Did this mandate seem unfair? You were right to question that policy.
Almeida Law Group, together with Peiffer, Wolf, Carr, Kane, Conway & Wise LLP and Kaplan, Johnson, Abate & Bird LLP, has filed a class action lawsuit alleging that Team Travel Source deceptively coerces parents into booking hotel rooms through its platform as a condition of their children’s participation in tournaments and competitions.
According to the lawsuit, Team Travel Source tacks mandatory junk fees onto each reservation, including a nightly housing fee with no apparent benefit to families, and often charges higher rates than those available through direct hotel bookings or other third-party platforms, despite advertising a Lowest Rate Guarantee.
What the lawsuit alleges
The plaintiffs are parents of athletes who were required to book hotel rooms through Team Travel Source under a so-called Stay-to-Play policy. They were falsely told that their children’s teams would not be eligible to compete unless they made reservations through Team Travel Source.
The Complaint alleges that Team Travel Source:
- Unlawfully coerces parents into booking hotels through its platform as a condition of tournament participation
- Adds mandatory junk fees to every reservation, including a nightly housing fee with no apparent benefit to families
- Deceptively masks the true nature of those fees
- Falsely advertises a Lowest Rate Guarantee
- Refuses to honor rate adjustments when parents find a lower rate directly through the same hotel
About the case
The lawsuit is Russell et al. v. The Complete Plan, Inc. d/b/a Team Travel Source, Case No. 3:26-cv-00360-CHB, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. A copy of the Complaint is available below.
If you booked hotel rooms through Team Travel Source for a youth sports tournament or competition, you may be entitled to recovery. Please fill out our free case review request form to request a free consultation.
“The cost of youth sports has skyrocketed in recent years and Stay-to-Play policies like the one imposed by Team Travel Source are thinly veiled money-grabs from parents.”
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