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Uber's "Tourist tax" when travelling abroad.
Our take
Have you ever noticed a significant price difference on your Uber app while traveling abroad? During my recent vacation in Hong Kong, I found that the fares displayed on my USA-based account were between 30% to 125% higher than those on my friend's local app, even for the same rides. This pattern persisted across ten rides over a week, and switching to a local SIM card didn’t help. It seems like this pricing issue might be linked to my user profile.
"Tourist Tax" alert.
I am currently on vacation in Hong Kong and noticed that the prices displayed on my (USA-based) Uber app are between 30% to 125% more expensive than the exact same ride being requested by my friend standing next to me.
It wasnt a one-off event either, rather on 10 rides requested across a 1 week span, every single ride was nearly double the price of what was displayed on my friends phone.
The issue persisted even after changing to a local, prepaid, SIM card, which leads me to believe that the pricing is tied to my user profile/account.
Has anyone else experienced this behavior when using UBER abroad?
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