This story is disgusting. It seems that hotels in London are
tripling their prices to take advantage of those who are stuck in
the city.

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.

Commuters said they were appalled, and thousands chose to walk for
hours to reach home rather than stay the night in a hotel.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4662809.stm#sad