; and (B) is not— (i) a party directly affiliated with the hotel; or (ii) an exhibition organizer or meeting planner or the official housing bureau for a meeting, conference, event, or exhibition held at the hotel. 4. Requirements for third-party online hotel reservation sellers (a) In general It shall be unlawful for a third-party online hotel reservation seller to charge or attempt to charge any consumer’s credit card, debit card, bank account, or other financial account for any good or service sold in a transaction effected on the Internet with respect to a hotel unless the third-party online hotel reservation seller— (1) clearly and conspicuously discloses to the consumer all material terms of the transaction, including— (A) before the conclusion of the transaction— (i) a description of the good or service being offered; and (ii) the cost of such good or service; and (B) in a manner that is continuously visible to the consumer throughout the transaction process, that the person— (i) is a third-party online hotel reservation seller; and (ii) is not— (I) affiliated with the owner of the hotel or the entity that provides the hotel services or accommodations; or (II) an exhibition organizer or meeting planner or the official housing bureau for a meeting, conference, event, or exhibition held at the hotel