Boris Johnson has criticised London hotels planning to raise room rates during the Olympics as “short-sighted Arthur Daleys”, warning them that price-gouging during the games could damage the capital’s tourist industry for years. Games officials make available 6.6m Olympic tickets on Tuesday to applications from the public, but travel operators have been shocked at the prices some hotels are already charging and by their demands for upfront payment and 100 per cent cancellation fees.

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