Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Ffion Haf

Hotels slammed by Liverpool Mayor for 'silly prices' ahead of Eurovision

The Mayor of Liverpool has slammed hotels in the city advertising "silly prices" ahead of Eurovision Song Contest.

Hotel prices have skyrocketed following the announcement that the city will be hosting the singing contest. Rooms are being advertised for thousands of pounds per night and people have reported having their bookings cancelled and re-posted at higher prices.

Read more: Girl collapses on packed Northern train as passengers 'squashed together'

The city's mayor, Joanne Anderson, spoke out ahead of a meeting with BBC director-general Tim Davie at the ACC Liverpool, the venue of the show.

She said: “I don’t think we should go into that. I want to promote the hotels that sign up and commit not to do so.

“That is not acceptable. I know hotels do it, but I don’t think it’s on, especially with the silly prices we’ve seen.

“Eurovision is a great thing for our city and we don’t want people to be exploited.”

She said there are also plans for the transport network to allow fans who live in other parts of the area or further north-west to travel to the competition.

Mayor Anderson said set-up for the competition is underway and they would be looking at plans that would include everyone in Britain and Ukraine.

She said: “Everyone feels that excitement that you get when you start big party plans.”

READ MORE:

Updates as police raid homes linked to serious organised crime

Urgent warning issued to anyone with an Amazon account

Sudden death of man found in house treated as unexplained

Sainsbury's, Asda and Tesco warnings as customers urged not to eat soup and more

Things you'll only know if you went to school in Liverpool

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.