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on september 9, a video titled "some hotels and b&bs have raised their prices crazily after the typhoon!" went viral on the internet. the incident occurred in haikou, hainan.

netizen mr. liang revealed: "we checked into a serviced apartment in haikou on september 7. the room rate was more than 200 yuan when we checked in, but when we extended the room on september 8, the hotel staff told us that the extension fee was 1,000 yuan per night."

as soon as this video was released, it sparked heated discussion among netizens.

netizen "jiu meng" commented: "the room rate, which usually costs 30 or 40 yuan, has now risen to 300 or 400 yuan."

netizen "haikou pujia.com" commented: "is this considered making money from the national crisis? or is it that poverty has limited my imagination?"

netizen "gangfeng sees the world" left a message: "because the power and water conservancy in the yingbin avenue area of ​​longhua district were severely damaged in the typhoon, many residents who had no water or electricity rushed to this area to stay in hotels and b&bs, so the hotels and b&bs in this area are extremely popular, but this should not be a reason for them to raise prices." ...

afterwards, the reporter checked the room rates in haikou on september 10 on multiple booking websites and found that the room rates of some hotels or homestays with vacancies were between 500 and 1,000 yuan, and those of star-rated hotels were over 1,000 yuan. among them, the hotel prices that had previously risen to over 10,000 yuan per night have now returned to over 400 to 600 yuan per night.

the picture shows a screenshot of a hotel booking software.

at 3:45 p.m. on september 9, the reporter called the hotel involved and the haikou municipal market supervision administration, but no one answered the calls.

at 9:23 am on september 10, the reporter called the consumer rights protection section of the haikou municipal administration for market regulation again. the staff said that if the case is filed at the administration for market regulation, a response will be given within 7 working days, but if the haikou municipal government service hotline 12345 is called, a response will be given within 48 hours. the reporter immediately called the haikou municipal government service hotline, and the staff said that the handling result will be responded within 48 hours. the reporter will continue to contact the relevant departments and continue to pay attention to the progress of the matter.

is it legal for hotels or b&bs to raise prices at will? well-known lawyer li shufan said: "regarding whether the price increase is legal, the local market supervision and management department needs to intervene and conduct an investigation based on the local natural environment, market supply and demand, and other conditions to draw conclusions and determine whether it is illegal."