Re:Airbnb removed my negative review
by luciusdomitius on Monday January 02, 2023 @01:55PM
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It is not the hotels, who charge it, but governments, most often the municipality. Usually there is no obligation to hide that from the guest or include it in the price. Just to pay. You can also go pay it straight in the town hall, the hotel is just doing you a favor.
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A resort fee is not the same as a tourism tax.
Tourism taxes are per head, per night and generally Airbnbs are required to charge them as well (though they often don't).
A resort fee is a bogus surcharge added by hotels to "cover" advertised amenities, like if a cinema charged you a Dolby Surround fee after you showed your ticket at the entrance.