That's horrible. Those assholes.

--- In Petersreaders@yahoogroups.com, petersreviews <no_reply@y...>
wrote:
> 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