Airbnb admits misleading Australian customers by charging in US dollars

Customers who had been unaware they were being charged in US rather than Australian dollars (AP)

An Australian court has ordered Airbnb to pay a 15 million Australian dollar (£7.9 million) fine, and the accommodation rental company could pay as much again in compensating customers who had been unaware they were being charged in US rather than Australian dollars.

Airbnb admitted making false or misleading representations to Australian users between January 2018 and August 2021 that prices shown on its platform for Australian accommodations were in Australian dollars, which are worth less than the greenback.