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In Australia, the noose is tight around Airbnb. The hosting site was fined nearly 9 million francs for misleading tens of thousands of customers and overcharging.
At Airbnb, one dollar can cover another. For more than three years, prices displayed on the hosting site's Australian site were followed by a dollar sign without specifying whether they were US dollars or Australian dollars.
As a result, approximately 63,000 customers were duped into paying in US dollars, which at the material time were 25 to 30% higher than the Australian dollar.
Tax and tax
An inaccuracy forced Airbnb to pay a total of nearly 20 million francs for misleading consumers, according to Australian justice, between 9 million francs in fines and restitution to injured customers.
Another thorn in the side of the country's second-largest city, Melbourne, the US's second-largest city, plans to limit rentals on Airbnb to 180 nights a year. of the income received.
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