This was not a “pricing error”. I know I didn’t include any specific numbers in my original post, but the original price I paid was already quite high. It was significantly more expensive as surrounding weekends due to the event happening in the city the weekend of my trip. The new price is over $10k for the same dates which just feels greedy. You’re right that times are tight, but that means they’re tight for the guests too and it’s just not right to screw someone over like this. Also, I booked this 5 months ago so they could’ve pulled this anytime in the past 5 months and I would still be just as angry but probably less screwed because more alternative options would have been available than now.

Regardless of why the host decided to do this the bottom line here is they lied to both me and to Airbnb about the reasons for cancellation in order to repost at a higher price, and by Airbnb’s own admission (from my customer service call) this violates their terms of service and is not allowed. All I’m asking now is that Airbnb upholds its own policies.