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Tourist booked a $900 holiday, then hotel demanded more than $10,000

From Adevฤƒrul · () Romanian

Translated from Romanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A Polish tourist paid about $895 for three rooms and three nights at a Luxor hotel, which later demanded roughly $10,000 for the same reservation.
  • The hotel warned that it would cancel the booking if he refused, but accepted the original price after The Mirror contacted Booking.com.
  • Other travelers who booked accommodation along the 2027 total solar eclipse route have reported similar price increases or cancellations.

Hubert Bartkowiak planned his trip to Luxor more than a year ahead, booking three rooms for four people through Booking.com. He paid $1,040, or about 895 euros, for three nights at the Luxor View Hotel.

Please note that prices have increased. For your reservation during this period, the room will cost approximately 1,120 euros per night.

· Hotel representativeThe message informed Bartkowiak that the price for his reserved accommodation had increased.

The hotel later told him that prices for the period had risen sharply. A representative said the rooms would cost about 1,120 euros per night, bringing the total to roughly 10,000 euros instead of the amount already paid.

Bartkowiak refused to pay the difference. An employee then reportedly told him the hotel would close โ€œfor renovationsโ€ and that he would have no room if he arrived. โ€œThe hotel will be closed for renovations. You are free to leave. You will not have a room,โ€ the message said.

The hotel will be closed for renovations. You are free to leave. You will not have a room.

· Hotel employeeThe reported message followed Bartkowiakโ€™s refusal to pay the higher rate.

The situation changed after The Mirror contacted Booking.com on Bartkowiakโ€™s behalf. The hotel ultimately agreed to honor the original reservation. Other travelers have described similar demands in Egypt, Spain, Tunisia and elsewhere along the route of the 2027 total solar eclipse. Kara Wiley said a hotel owner raised her three-night booking from $681 to $3,900, while David Tunnicliffe said a villa reservation in Spain was canceled. Travelers posting on Facebook and Reddit fear they could reach their destinations without accommodation.

I cannot afford this amount, and my flights are already booked.

· Kara WileyWiley described the impact of a sharp price increase for her Luxor accommodation.
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Originally published by Adevฤƒrul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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