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.
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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.”
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