A web based tenting market is beneath scrutiny after a mix-up left dozens of caravan campers within the lurch over the Easter lengthy weekend.
Campers had paid deposits to remain at “Harris Farm” on the applying Hipcamp, however discovered it to be a personal household residence on New Beith Highway in Greenbank, Queensland.
“Self contained campers are welcome to decide on their very own area to arrange. The property is conveniently situated two minutes from Woolies and BWS,” the itemizing mentioned.
However on arrival, the campers realised it was not geared up or meant for public tenting.
The property homeowners of the deal with used within the commercial weren’t concerned with or conscious of their deal with getting used for Hipcamp listings.
The commercial promised over 4 acres of tranquillity, actions like fishing, paddle boarding, canoeing, and interactions with cattle.
The precise proprietor of the New Beith Highway property needed to flip away quite a few campers all through the weekend.
Campers are actually nervous they’ve misplaced their deposits, which had been a minimal of $48 upon reserving the positioning.
Hipcamp has suspended the host accountable for the itemizing and is investigating the incident, suggesting it is perhaps an deal with mix-up relatively than a rip-off.
Makes an attempt to contact the host through the supplied cellphone quantity had been unsuccessful, and the quantity seemed to be non-existent.
Native businesswoman Ros Chook commented on the confusion over avenue addresses within the space and urged that higher signage might stop such points sooner or later.
“New Beith Highway has many acreage blocks and Logan Metropolis Council indicators are non existent – possibly it’s time the council put in some correct indicators,” Ms Chook mentioned through the Courier Mail.
“There was loads of confusion over avenue addresses and lot numbers and the council must do extra to make it clear which is which.”
The incident has been reported to the police and Hipcamp, prompting an investigation into the deceptive commercial.
Hipcamp’s advertising and marketing chief Jared Graf mentioned the problem was beneath investigation.
“We’re investigating this situation and might get again to you with extra particulars as we now have them,” he mentioned through the Courier Mail.
“Within the meantime, the host in query has been suspended whereas we glance into it.
“To date, we haven’t seen proof of a rip-off right here, however relatively an deal with mix-up.”
