The travel agent said a four-star hotel room in central London is normally priced between 80 pounds

Bookings at London hotels for the Olympic period are down by around a third on last summer, with travellers being put off by high prices, a British travel agent said on Wednesday, dampening hopes that the Games will help to revive record rent a car Britain's economy.
The travel agent said a four-star hotel room in central London is normally priced between 80 pounds and 120 pounds ($120-180) per night during record rent a car in the peak summer season, but this year the range is 200 pounds to 415 pounds.
Hotel prices in London were distorted when local organizers block-booked 40,000 record rent a car of London's 100,000 rooms for Games athletes, officials, media and sponsors. In January 2012, 20% of these were released back onto the market.
"There's plenty of availability in London, more than enough hotel rooms, but rates have to be commercially viable Hotels and tour operators have to work together better to maximise the opportunity and fill those beds."
UK Inbound conducted a members' survey last week which found that between May and August 2012 almost half said their tourism bookings were "slightly lower" or "considerably record rent a car lower" than the year before, (27% and 21% respectively).
Tour operators' worries about a visitor shortfall contrast with available flight data. Research last week by travel reservations group Amadeus found a 13% rise in bookings for flights to London for the Olympic period compared with the same period a year ago.
UK agents say the spike in air bookings can also be accounted for by Games visitors making record rent a car unusually early reservations whereas summer record rent a car holidaymakers record rent a car wait until nearer the time to book and it is these visitors which the UK hospitality industry fears will fail to turn up in sufficient numbers.