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Eurovision fan accused of 'playing a game' by hotel that gouged price for song contest
Eurovision has claimed a customer was "playing a game" by block-booking weekends when the contest is on. Mick Heslop, from Durham, said he was "bullied" into cancelling the original £550 room, which is now listed for £2,495.The 37-year-old reserved a room on The Joker Boat, based in Liverpool Marina, for three weekends in May, in anticipation of coming to the city for the Eurovision song contest.READ MORE: Parkland shooting parents fume as man who gunned down 14 kids avoids death penaltyHe also booked a room for three separate weekends in Glasgow through Booking.com with their free cancellation policy.But he said the owners of The Joker Boat messaged him on October 5 telling him it was "not acceptable" to book three Saturdays with "potential Eurovision".He disputed this, saying it was well within his rights - as per Booking.com - to do so.
