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Of course, AirBnB misleads everyone by hiding key costs from sorted comparison views of the 'average nightly rate'. It is also clearly a company-wide value to
by gojomo 4y ago
Of course, AirBnB misleads everyone by hiding key costs from sorted comparison views of the 'average nightly rate'.
It is also clearly a company-wide value to mislead, as their subsidiary HotelTonight does the same thing with regard to hiding extra fees in the small print.
- solar-ice 4y ago> Of course, AirBnB misleads everyone by hiding key costs from sorted comparison views of the 'average nightly rate'. This does not seem to be the case in Germany - the average nightly rate, for me, includes "cleaning fees" and "service fees". Consider lobbying your Government for laws which require companies to state their prices accurately up-front. Stating the facts of how much something costs is not a place where "innovation" should exist.
- sofixa 4y agoIIRC it's an EU-wide thing, at least since airlines were forced to include "airport taxes" and similar in the price shown upfront.
- puranjay 4y agoits very rare that I find Airbnbs cheaper than hotel rooms. Airbnbs are now exclusively for the rare trip that lasts longer than a week where I largely intend to stay inside. In tourist places, I've also found that hotels are much better located
- ivanvanderbyl 4y agohoteltonight is owned by Booking.com Edit: I was wrong