Has anyone ever had an instance when the host increased the price after the reservation was confirmed?
I booked a trip on 11/27/17 for Venice, Italy from 7/10/18 - 7/13/18. I know Venice is a hot summer spot, so I intentionally made my reservation MONTHS in advance for my family (party of 6). Then I get an email on 6/1/18 saying that there's a new tax and that I have to pay 28% more ($327 more!) or else my reservation gets cancelled.
I've never heard of anything like this happening before. I know for a fact that something like this would never happen if you booked through a hotel. I'm annoyed because I made these plans more than half a year ago, and now they're trying to change things about a month out from the trip. In this scenario, I don't think the burden of new expenses falls on the consumer.