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Re:Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years by dangwhy on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:11PM (#34822836)
which site includes taxes though? I don't see it on amazon.com, even physical stores don't have taxes included.

Why do you have such spl expectation for just airbnb?

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Re:Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years by toomuchtodo on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:12PM (#34822861)
Airlines are required to do it [1], it's time to force lodging to do it with legislation. These sites will not do it otherwise.

"You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing after they have tried everything else.” -- Winston Churchill

[1] https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer...

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Re:Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years by scarface74 on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:20PM (#34823038)
Yes because AirBnb hosts will surely follow the law and local ordinances this time…
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Re:Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years by toomuchtodo on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:23PM (#34823107)
Your recourse is against Airbnb proper if they do not abide by federal statute or FTC rules. Hosts will have no choice in the matter.
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Re:Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years by scarface74 on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:29PM (#34823243)
How has that recourse worked on the local and state levels so far?
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Re:Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years by toomuchtodo on Thursday February 16, 2023 @06:48PM (#34828469)
No, because they’re not the federal government?
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Re:Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years by propogandist on Friday February 17, 2023 @05:43AM (#34833112)
the airbnb.com.au version does because AU law requires it.

I use it to search in the US as it’s the only way to know all in cost, which the US version always tries to obfuscate

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