The great World Cup rip-off
The Daily Telegraph highlights an issue facing visitors to the Caribbean for the 2007 World Cup – being ripped-off .
Martin Williamson
25-Feb-2013
The Daily Telegraph highlights an issue facing visitors to the Caribbean for the 2007 World Cup – being ripped-off.
“Next year's World Cup in the Caribbean is threatening exploitation on a scale not seen in the region since pirates and colonial overlords plundered it hundreds of years ago. Hotels are the main culprits by tripling rack rates and their barefaced refusal to refund hefty deposits should any plans change.”
This is one of the reasons that many people from the UK are choosing to travel to Australia for the Ashes rather than taking in the World Cup. Another factor seems to be the continuing reluctance of the British to embrace the one-day game.
Martin Williamson is executive editor of ESPNcricinfo and managing editor of ESPN Digital Media in Europe, the Middle East and Africa