Eurovision fan stunned after £200 Airbnb is cancelled and re-advertised for £41k PER NIGHT

A Eurovision fan was left 'shocked and disappointed' when his £200 per night Airbnb booking in Liverpool was cancelled and re-advertised for £41,000.

Callum Rowe, a huge fan of the song contest, planned to travel from Newcastle to Liverpool with his girlfriend and friends for the competition. He had booked a house through Airbnb near to Sefton Park in south Liverpool for when the iconic music contest is held in May.

He was delighted to secure the booking for an overall fee of £200 per night, the Liverpool Echo reports. But later received a notification to say the booking had been cancelled and then saw it re-advertised for £41,145 per night.

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The university student said he was 'disappointed' after initially finding 'a bit of a steal'. Speaking of when he first made the booking, he said: "We were really happy, we thought it was a bit of a steal at that price because of all the inflated prices, it was just a mid terrace house with three bedrooms and three beds in each. We were really happy with the location."

As Callum and his friends began planning the other details of their trip, the 26-year-old received a notification from Airbnb to inform him that his booking had been cancelled. He said: "I got an email from the host which said 'we are unable to accept the booking at this rate, this is a brand new listing and we need to organise the listing for those dates', that was all it said.

"When I went back to the listing I saw that it had risen from £200 per night for the house to £41,145 per night. It was pretty shocking and disappointing to see.

"I messaged the host just to say how disappointing it was to see someone trying to profit so much from