Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years

Re:Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years by actually_a_dog on Thursday February 16, 2023 @05:40PM (#34827579)

> Same happened to me with a rental cars. When I travelled to Scotland I reserved one from the US. When I picked up the car they added a ton of mandatory fees that almost tripled the price. The person working there told me that they do this only to people from the US. People from Europe get shown the correct price.

Wow. Somehow, that seems shadier than just showing a misleading price then piling on fees for everyone.

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Re:Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years by rqtwteye on Thursday February 16, 2023 @09:58PM (#34830144)

To me it just shows that a lot of companies will use dark patters if there are no regulations that prohibit them.

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Re:Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years by _nalply on Friday February 17, 2023 @12:48PM (#34837871)

If one company doesn't, then the customers will take the cheapest they believe to get.

To me it just shows that sometimes strict regulation is the right thing to avoid the tragedy of commons.

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