Originally Posted by
stvr
Doesn't Amex forbid DCC?
Every network forbids what AirBnB does, at least in principle (they may argue it doesn't go against the letter of the law as they have multiple merchant accounts).
Then again, AirBnB flagrantly violates actual laws relating to hotel accomodation. If they're going to operate illegally why wouldn't they also ignore card network rules? I wish the networks would cut off processing to them but I can't imagine them doing so.
DCC is evil. But in this case it's a relatively minor evil compared to the damage to society AirBnB causes in other ways (raising rents, destroying communities, driving the poorest people to the fringes of society). All I can say is I hope they go out of business soon. The sooner the better.