United Kingdom: The BBC’s intervention on the extremely high prices of accommodation in Liverpool!
Organisers of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest have warned visitors not to book accommodation at over-inflated prices during the event.
Liverpool was announced on Friday as the host of May’s competition. Shortly after, accommodation was being advertised from £450 to £8,000 a night. Chris Brown, director of Marketing Liverpool, said details of other options would be released later this week. He added they may “involve cruise ships or a campsite”.
Many of the city’s rooms have already been booked, with the cheapest option on the night of the 13 May Eurovision final now priced at £1,000 on the Booking.com website.
M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool
One house is being advertised at just under £8,000 for the same night. Mr Brown said:
“Organisers were naturally disappointed that some had decided to try to profiteer from Liverpool’s staging of the event. We would certainly say to anybody that received those prices not to book them, he said.”
Some people who had booked accommodation before Friday’s announcement – in some cases months before – reported their reservations had been cancelled, before the rooms were then relisted at much higher prices. Eurovision fans said price gouging was not unusual among some accommodation providers immediately after the announcements of host cities.
Finally, Chris Brown added:
“Organisers would be addressing those who we feel are behaving in a way that we would say is not in the spirit or ethos of why Liverpool went into Eurovision. Also, a number of rooms had already been allocated for artists and broadcasters at rates that were acceptable to Eurovision as part of the bidding process. Options could also include accommodation in Manchester and Cheshire, which are within an hour’s off-peak commute from Liverpool”
The city was selected to stage the contest after this year’s winner Ukraine was considered unsafe, due to the Russian invasion. The United Kingdom was chosen to host the event after its entrant Sam Ryder came second.
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Source: bbc.com
Dear Sirs. I am a Eurovision fan and have been since the age of seven. I have attended contest’s abroad and in the UK. Prices for accommodation have been rising at an extortionate rate but I have never seen anything quite like the prices being asked by those in Liverpool. I have booked with cancellation being free in Chester. The problem is there are currently no trains leaving Liverpool at gone 1 am in the morning when Eurovision finishes to get back to my hotel room. This is on the assumption that I am able to buy a ticket. I hope something is done about it and it gives a terrible impression to those from Europe who will travel to see the contest. I hope something will be done as prices I have seen are 22 K and all are extortionate across all websites .
Dear Sirs. I am a Eurovision fan and have been since the age of seven. I have attended contest’s abroad and in the UK. Prices for accommodation have been rising at an extortionate rate but I have never seen anything quite like the prices being asked by those in Liverpool. I have booked with cancellation being free in Chester. The problem is there are currently no trains leaving Liverpool at gone 1 am in the morning when Eurovision finishes to get back to my hotel room. This is on the assumption that I am able to buy a Eurovision ticket. I hope something is done about it and it gives a terrible impression to those from Europe who will travel to see the contest. I hope something will be done as prices I have seen are 22 K and all are extortionate across all websites .