Organisers of Eurovision in Liverpool have urged people not to book accommodation at over-inflated prices.
Liverpool will host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after it was chosen over Glasgow as the UK’s representative in place of war-torn Ukraine.
Prices for short-term stays in the city between May 9 and 13 surged following Friday’s announcement, with some hotels charging up to £1,000 per night.
iStayLiverpool aparthotels have bucked the trend by announcing they will not be increasing their current rates in line with the forthcoming showpiece event.
But Marketing Liverpool director Chris Brown said organisers were disappointed that people would try to ‘profiteer’ from the city’s staging.
“We would certainly say to anybody that received those prices not to book them,” he told the BBC.
He added: “Organisers would be addressing those who we feel are behaving in a way that we would say is not in the spirit or ethos of why Liverpool went into Eurovision.
“Also, a number of rooms had already been allocated for artists and broadcasters at rates that were acceptable to Eurovision as part of the bidding process.
“Options could also include accommodation in Manchester and Cheshire, which are within an hour’s off-peak commute from Liverpool.”