Airbnb Makes Total-Price Display Standard on Listings Worldwide
Photo Credit: Airbnb guests in a property in Cape Town, South Africa. Airbnb
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While Airbnb is doing the right thing by showing the total price before taxes worldwide, many property managers elsewhere on their own platforms still gouge guests with "gotcha" fees, making comparing prices from listing to listing a complex adventure.
Say goodbye to the total-price display toggle: Airbnb announced Monday that guests worldwide will see only the total price of stays, which includes any additional fees but not taxes.
Until now, many guests on desktop or mobile would first see the base nightly rate without fees, and a toggle button enabled guests to choose the total-price view. Exceptions included Europe, Canada, Australia, South Korea and California, where regulations mandated the display of total prices before taxes.
Airbnb introduced the toggle button in the U.S. in late 2022 in response to guest complaints about surprise fees
