David Lock

Aside from the last line (please drop the phucking politics for once Pete) you are 100% correct.

There's always a first time dl

Jap2Scrap

You just had to ruin that pertinent and heartfelt post didn't you

pslewis

That was my only response to UB when he claims it's Blairs fault!!

I don't think I have mentioned politics since the election?????

Thats quite a feat and therefore I am quite within my rights to point out that the money-grabbing way is the Tory way of the 1980's and thank god it will not return in my lifetime!

Pete

boomer

On BRMB this morning, there was an interview with a Brummie who had been caught up in the chaos on London. He mentioned the fact that some hotels where tripleing their rates for the night ( ), but he also explained that he managed to get home (at 01:30am) in a cab from London - the fare - NO CHARGE!!!

There are some decent people out there, and they should be praised. Hotels charging exhorbitant rates should be named and shamed

mb

Aaron C. Reskew

You're right, they should be named, then the next time the ragheads decide to have fireworks we'll all know where to get a room.
How can you deride a business for making money? It's what they do. The hotelier will now have some extra wedge to spend elsewhere and as such lining somebody else's pockets who in turn will do the same. Spread the wealth baby.

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

In future I will feel no qualms about the stuff I lift from hotels as I check out, or anything I leave for that matter.

Aaron C. Reskew

So stealing from hotels evens it up?
How can committing a crime be justified just because a hotel charges more during a difficult time?

SD

The person who reminds us about that petrol station during the fuel blockades is spot on. Ultimately there's nothing stopping hotels doing as they please but they reap what they sow. By the same token I don't want to hear any whinging from them when customers desert them in droves. If our company had to pay tripple rates for our staff stuck in London that night I'm sure they'd be only to happy to close their account and take their business elsewhere.

What goes around comes around.

Type R

LOL@this thread, full of factual information. NOT!!

Im a hotelier. What do you want me to do turn it away? or give it away cheaper?

I can imagine it now, get real! , Im sure all my regular clients would appreciate that.

This has been totally over exagerated, a lot of hotels have a rack rate (The highest available rate we can charge) this has to be displayed, if hotels were charging above this rate then throw the book at them, and pass there details on to trading standards. Thats what it is there for.

For Last Minute to say they have doubled the price is quite believable, companies like Last Minute, and Active Hotels, are used by us to sell are cheaper rooms, supply gets stronger rate goes up, our system is set up that way to automatically do this, to be honest I didnt give it a 2nd thought.

On the flip side, I doubt you will be worried about the amount of revenue the London Hotels will loose this weekend!

Swings and roundabouts.

Aaron C. Reskew

At last! Somebody with proper information. A rarity on here these days.

wacky.banana

"Proper information", as you put it, is not required on this forum. It gets in the way of allowing people to vent their spleen on whatever pet topic or prejudice they have, provides a comfort blanket, allows individuals to draw out the most outrageous conclusions based on hearsay, 5th hand information, subjective media reporting, spurious data, and seriously flawed reasoning skills.

Please don't mention these words (Proper Information) ever again on here without washing your mouth out after!

106rallye

Also what about everyone with a private pension plan etc. I am sure more than a few companies and individuals profited (and lost) from the ftse crash,

As mentioned above, the whole last minute idea is based on the easyjet model with computer software just reacting to given parameters. The prices for a normal thurs night are going to be pretty cheap to be honest esp on lastminute.com etc. I am sure not many people walked into a hotel to be told a vastly over inflated price for a room - I sincerely hope not anyway

carl

I think you'll find that a lot of people liked the idea of being able to attend a concert with some decent acts (including a re-formed Pink Floyd) for £1.50. Can't imagine that all the attendees wanted to "highlight world poverty". I stumped up my £1.50 when I heard the Floyd were going to be there...

Aaron C. Reskew

How true......

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

I was joking by the way, I dont actually pinch stuff from hotels, lighten up a bit !

Aaron C. Reskew

Have you read this thread and panicked?

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=440087

CrisPDuk

To be fair it's not a new thing anyway, taking advantage of a terrible situation is the London way, that's how the gangsters of the 50s & 60s, much revered by cockneys, rose to prominence - looting, stealing and generally making a fortune from the chaos caused by the Blitz

People called Geldof a tosser, because the self-righteous, sanctimonious, hypocrytical **** was in the meantime selling the best tickets himself at a grand a pop to any ****** who wanted them Thus creating the **** atmosphere witnessed on TV last week

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

No, no panic on my part, just sat here chilling in my big fluffy white dressing gown, drinking spirits from various minature bottles and admiring my Corby trouser press, why do you ask ?

Aaron C. Reskew

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Leslie

Whatever you say about market forces etc., putting the prices up was taking advantage of a nasty situation and is an indication of pure greed. The real fact is that the hotels would have been full up at normal prices and they should have been satisfied with that!

Worshipping money ("cash is king") is nothing to be proud of and in this case is totally indefensible.

Les

David Lock

Hear, Hear



PS or is it Here, Here (as in over here) - I've never known?

Turbohot

Cashing in on london disaster is disgusting, man!
Cash for thought,eh!
Great community spirit for fellow beings after such a sad and horrific incident!
Absolutely dispeccable!

Aaron C. Reskew

We work hard at school to get a good education to allow us to gain employment which will give us a good standard of living. We are taught from an early age to earn as much money as we can as it will enrich our lives and make things better for us.
I'd rather worship money than some God who does nothing to improve my quality of life.
Money can be used to protect you, seemingly God was at the cash machine when he was needed in London

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Just remember, money cannot buy love, friendship, compassion, incites jealous hatred and alienates you from society.

HTH

David Lock

What an appalling education you had....

darts_aint_sport

We are also taught from an early age not to be a d!ck, seems some people miss that class.

carl

You're right -- money can't buy you happiness. But it allows you to choose your misery.

Aaron C. Reskew

Don't get all high and mighty about it.
If you've failed to make anything of your life it's not my fault.
If you're content to earn a meagre wage and not have the financial freedom to do what you want, when you want to do it, don't break my ***** about it.
My point was most people strive to earn as much as possible.

Why do you think people get involved in crimes such as drug dealing?
It's a way of earning big money, not because they want to be a criminal. It just happens to be drug dealing is a criminal offence.

UK300-199

I totally agree.

darts_aint_sport

Yes, as do I, but most decent people do it without losing all morals and ethics along the way. Unlike these hotels.