Re:Introducing Airbnb Plus
by CaptainZapp on Friday February 23, 2018 @04:55AM
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what are their fees even for?
If you're referring to the resort fee I've only ever heard that that's charged by hotels in the US and I think it's a scam.
I've never ever encountered mandatory fees for (often shitty) WiFi and a daily paper, which I don't want. Some hotels (usually at the upper scale) may charge for WiFi if I chose to use it, but won't just tack it to the bill if I don't.
Offering a low price to then switch to a higher price, which is not even visible when you book, but only when you're about to use the service and can't turn back without penalty is a bait and switch it's fraud; plain and simple.
I don't get why the law doesn't hammer down hard on such practices.
I've never ever encountered mandatory fees for (often shitty) WiFi and a daily paper, which I don't want. Some hotels (usually at the upper scale) may charge for WiFi if I chose to use it, but won't just tack it to the bill if I don't.
Offering a low price to then switch to a higher price, which is not even visible when you book, but only when you're about to use the service and can't turn back without penalty is a bait and switch it's fraud; plain and simple.
I don't get why the law doesn't hammer down hard on such practices.