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Euro 2012 hotel prices brought to norm in Ukraine

The Columbian
Published: April 18, 2012, 5:00pm

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — European Championship organizers say they have persuaded hotel owners in Ukraine to lower their rates after accusations of price gouging.

The director of the Euro 2012 organizing committee in Ukraine says the prices are no longer “critically” inflated.

The statement by Markian Lubkivsky comes days after UEFA President Michel Platini urged Ukrainian authorities to prevent “bandits and crooks” from charging fans exorbitant prices for accommodations.

Ukraine will co-host Euro 2012 with Poland from June 8 to July 1, and some hotels and hostels in the country were charging up to 10 times their normal rates. Others were canceling reservations made months in advance.

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