A MANCHESTER hotel has been accused of cancelling pre-existing bookings on the day of the upcoming Oasis reunion concert to resell the rooms for higher prices.
The Maldron Hotel in the city centre appears to have cancelled several existing bookings on the days that the Gallagher brothers plan to play in their home city.
Citing technical difficulties as the reason, the hotel seemingly sent emails to a number of people informing them that their July 2025 bookings had been cancelled.
Since then, the rooms are alleged to have been advertised again, in some cases for more than treble the original price.
Now, Parklife festival co-creator and Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, Sacha Lord, has called out the city’s two Maldron Hotels, claiming that he has been contacted by several disgruntled patrons whose bookings have been cancelled.
Oasis are playing at Manchester’s Heaton Park on July 11, 12, 19 and 20 next summer with prices for hotels in the city on those dates skyrocketing.
However, existing bookings have since seemingly been cancelled only after the reunion concerts were announced.
Emails from the two Maldron hotels read: “Due to a technical error, you have received a confirmation for a booking that was not successfully made.”
Recipients were told they will be sent a “cancellation request” and asked to “accept promptly.”
In a post made to social media that saw several would-be customers share their cancellation emails, Sacha said: “Hey Maldron Hotels.
“I’m being contacted by several people who booked your hotel for the Oasis concert, to say their rooms have just been cancelled and are now back up for three times the price.
“I’m sure this is a ‘computer error’…easy to correct. Do the right thing.”
Sacha’s post was shared online yesterday, and has received over 21,000 likes and more than 685 comments from fuming social media users.
One user said: “Absolutely disgusting. BBC News you need to report on this sort of thing?”
Another wrote: “People remember things like this. Short term win. Long term loss.”
A third commented: “Cancelling a booking out of greed is disgraceful but lying about why you’ve cancelled the booking is morally shameful and corrupt.”
Another added: “Such a middle-class issue. Now, who would want to go to an Oasis concert?”
A fifth replied: “They don’t even try to hide it. People should get fired for this. This is a management issue, and they should be held accountable.”
Maldron Hotels have been contacted for comment.
