Airbnb forced to pay up to $30m for misleadingly charging Australians in US dollars
by Josh Taylor from on (#6H947)
Federal court fines company $15m and orders it to pay up to $15m in compensation for making false or misleading claims to about 70,000 customers
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Australians who booked with Airbnb and were charged in US dollars could be eligible for compensation after a federal court fined the company A$15m for not making clear some bookings were not in Australian dollars.
Airbnb has also been ordered to pay out up to $15m in compensation to thousands of affected customers in refunds and conversion fees, with customers expected to get an average of $230.
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