Comments on: Greed and the Olympics: will London learn the hard way? http://www.501places.com/2012/02/greed-london-olympics/ Sharing the world with you Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:00:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Maria http://www.501places.com/2012/02/greed-london-olympics/#comment-69508 Maria Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:02:32 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=8116#comment-69508 This does have me wondering what has been the history POST Olympic mania in other host venues? Lots of food for thought w/this post. This does have me wondering what has been the history POST Olympic mania in other host venues? Lots of food for thought w/this post.

]]> By: Bon http://www.501places.com/2012/02/greed-london-olympics/#comment-69496 Bon Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:06:15 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=8116#comment-69496 Great article Andy - Sadly, I think you might be right on the money... Great article Andy – Sadly, I think you might be right on the money…

]]> By: Stuart http://www.501places.com/2012/02/greed-london-olympics/#comment-69495 Stuart Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:54:07 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=8116#comment-69495 Good and timely post Andy. This is exactly what happened pricewise with hotels last May in central London during the Champions League final. Basically hotels tripled in value through various foul and sneaky tricks like minimum stays. Hotels that you couldn't swing a cat in, and you wouldn't put a family member you liked in. It's basically cheating your guests, lying as to how good your hotel is, untransparent, a nonsense, a national embarrasment, but hey - that's the free market. Except it's not. People should be hiding their heads in shame. Cept the won't. Good and timely post Andy. This is exactly what happened pricewise with hotels last May in central London during the Champions League final. Basically hotels tripled in value through various foul and sneaky tricks like minimum stays. Hotels that you couldn’t swing a cat in, and you wouldn’t put a family member you liked in.

It’s basically cheating your guests, lying as to how good your hotel is, untransparent, a nonsense, a national embarrasment, but hey – that’s the free market. Except it’s not. People should be hiding their heads in shame. Cept the won’t.

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