Airbnb is being taken to the Federal Court over allegations the company used this technique to mislead Australian customers.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is suing Airbnb in Federal Court over allegations the international company misled Australians about the price of accommodation.
The consumer watchdog claims Airbnb displayed costs in US dollars, but deceived Australian customers into thinking they were being shown the price in Australian currency.
According to the ACCC allegations, Airbnb falsely represented the price of the accommodation to thousands of Australian…