Re:Tell HN: Airbnb’s transparent pricing is a lie
by tehwebguy on Monday July 31, 2023 @10:47AM
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So they’re not just scamming consumers, they’re scamming the franchisor and the tax collecting agencies they are subject to as well.
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Re:Tell HN: Airbnb’s transparent pricing is a lie
by lotsofpulp on Monday July 31, 2023 @10:52AM
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The consumer would be paying less tax. For example, if lodging taxes are 18% and sales tax is 7%, then you would avoid paying an extra 11% on the room rate.
Of course, the calculation is not that clean, since maybe the resort fee is also used to obfuscate prices which results in people paying more.
As for the tax collector, resort fees and whatnot have been commonplace for the 20+ years of my adult life, so either the tax collector is a corrupt idiot, or the hotels have a legitimate claim that the entire cost of staying at a hotel is not subject to lodging taxes.