David Rowell notes in his latest weekly email that Florida has settled with 23 hotels that were accused of price gouging during last year’s hurricane season. At One hotel in particular the daily rate for rooms at the motel increased from $55 per night to $75 and, in some instances, $100 per night. As a result the Airport Inn will provide restitution to guests affected by the price gouging practices, many of whom were over age 60. (I’m not sure why being 60 years old makes paying $75 for a hotel night especially problematic?) I addressed this issue when it came up last year: Via Chris Elliott, Florida’s attorney general filed complaints against two hotels for price gouging in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley. The attorney general has issued a press release to let voters…
