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A hotel chain in Manchester has been accused of cancelling bookings from customers on nights Oasis is planning to play in the city in 2025 - and relisting them for a higher price.Sacha Lord, night time economy adviser for Greater Manchester, wrote on X last night that he'd been contacted by 'several people' who were told their rooms had been cancelled by Maldron Hotels after a 'computer error'.He claimed they were later 'back up for three times the price'.
'It said a cancellation request had been sent, which Mark was asked to 'accept promptly'.He told Sky News he hasn't accepted the request and 'won't be doing'. He also doesn't believe the issue was down to a 'technical error'.'They realised they can cancel and re-sell at four times the price due to the Oasis gig,' he said.
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