Unwanted Olympic beds go back to the hotels
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More than 120,000 unwanted hotel room nights, ranging from five star luxury to budget, have been released by Games organisers for resale to the public.
The move fulfills a pledge to return to hotels any surplus rooms in time for them to be sold on well ahead of the Games which start on July 27.
The total, spread over more than 200 hotels, represents about 20 percent of the room nights reserved by Games organisers for officials, media and VIPs.
Tourist chiefs welcomed the news, although some tour operators have said the hotel industry’s expected visitor numbers are hugely inflated.
Analysis for The Independent newspaper suggests up to one million beds will now go unsold over the Olympic period, hitting hoteliers and others working in the tourism industry.
Meanwhile, Mayor of London Boris Johnson has urged Olympic chiefs to take the Underground during London 2012 to help ease expected traffic congestion on the roads.
“To all members of the International Olympic Committee, I urge them to do the right thing – get on the Jubilee Line because they’ll love it,” he said.
Ian Jarrett
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