Hi all! I have a question. (Am I in the right place to ask this question- I don’t know but I’m gonna just go with it anyway)
I just tried booking my first Airbnb. I found such a cute little place to stay for a week next year and was super excited. I requested the booking only for the host to decline my booking request. I went back onto Airbnb only to see that the property was still available for those dates however that the price had been increased by almost $1000.
I am travelling for an event (Taylor Swift) and it has been very well known since she announced the concert’s that she is going to be playing in Melbourne over that week. It is my understanding that it is the host’s responsibility to ensure that the booking price is current at all times. It doesn’t seem fair to me and a bit of a low act if you ask me. I have very strong morals and if i was the host I would have accept the booking at the price originally listed as it was my error. Anyways, I will not be requesting to re book at this higher price out of principle and if i am unable to secure accomodation I’d much rather have to resell the tickets at the price I brought them for then book this Airbnb or any of the hosts other properties. (Kinda also turned me off Airbnb as a whole as well)
Anyways, all this to ask: Are hosts allowed to decline a booking and then increase the listing’s price? Is that against the rules? Am I able to report the host for this?
cheers for any advice