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| hotels may haff profiteered |
| 2005-07-09 |
| Hundreds of commuters spent Thursday night stranded in London and some have accused hoteliers of cashing in on the bomb attacks. Prices at a number of London's hotels increased by more than double on Thursday night, the BBC has learned. Lastminute.com said price rises for hotels featured on its site had been set by hotels themselves. However, some hotels offered blankets and use of showers for free and other businesses donated goods to casualties. The attacks on the Tube network and a double-decker bus killed at least 50 people and injured more than 700. A Trading Standards Institute spokesman said hotel profiteering after a bombing attack was reprehensible. With the transport networks down and no way of returning home, one businessman from Manchester told the BBC he had paid £250 for an £80 room. |
| Posted by:muck4doo |
| #3 Nothing like supply and demand is there? The bitching about gas prices has already started in Florida. It went up 72 cents in 24 hours! All the 2.40 gas is gone! Only 3.19 gas is available. Nitwits. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-09 11:24 |
| #2 In some states old 19th Century laws still hold sway. That's why you see rates posted on the back of the door that are no where near what you usually lay out for the room. They have to post rates. If they jack up rates higher than posted, they're subject to penalties which has happened in time of local natural disasters. Seen more than a couple state AGs doing investigations and settlements following emergencies. |
| Posted by: Ulamp Chosing2348 2005-07-09 10:35 |
| #1 hotels may haff profiteered This sort of behavior by outfits providing accomodation is nothing new. When I inquired at the Super 8 in Lake Tahoe about a room with two beds over the Presidents' Day holiday several years back, my jaw dropped when the guy at the desk said $175 a night. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-07-09 02:11 |