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Headline : Airbnb host increased price by 39% after booking

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Tags : #airbnb #host #increased #price #3925 #booking



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We were forced to cancel when the host wanted thousands extra, but were still charged a fee

My daughter used my credit card to book a five-month stay using Airbnb after taking up an internship in Toronto. After the host accepted the booking, she got an email saying the price for the overall stay had increased by ยฃ4,000 โ€“ a further 39%.

Panicked, and unable to afford the extra sum, she cancelled. Airbnb has taken a ยฃ1,962 fee, plus a further ยฃ682 for cleaning and taxes. As my daughter cancelled immediately, it is extremely unlikely that a booking was lost.

Airbnb is endlessly quoting T&Cs and says it has asked the host to return the money, but he wonโ€™t. It feels as if it has assisted this man to perpetuate what looks like a scam.

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