Australian regulator sues Airbnb for allegedly misleading customers on pricing - BusinessWorld Online

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Australia’s competition regulator on Wednesday said it had initiated proceedings against Airbnb Inc ABNB.O in the country’s Federal Court for allegedly misleading consumers on pricing for accommodation in the country.

that prices were displayed in U.S. dollars because the user had selected that currency, which was often not the case.

conduct meant that consumers were deprived of the opportunity to make an informed choice about whether, and at what price, to book their holiday accommodation on the“In addition to paying higher prices than expected, some consumers who were charged in U.S. dollars also found themselves further out of pocket through currency conversion fees charged by their credit card provider.” –

 

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