An Australian court has ordered Airbnb to pay a fine and compensation for misleading users over the currency they were being charged in. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP)
SHAUN TURTON, Nikkei Staff Writer |
SYDNEY — Australia’s Federal Court has ordered Airbnb to pay 15 million Australian dollars (US$10 million) in penalties for misleading customers about what currency they were paying in.
The private lodging giant has also offered to pay roughly the same amount in compensation after admitting it made false or misleading representations that impacted roughly 70,000 customers from Australia from January 2018 to August 2021.
