Hotel chain denies cancelling Oasis fans’ bookings to resell rooms

The hotel chain has been accused of cancelling Manchester bookings coinciding with Oasis concerts

Maldron Hotels has been accused of cancelling Manchester bookings coinciding with Oasis concerts, and reselling the rooms for triple the price (Alamy/PA)

A hotel chain has denied it cancelled Oasis fans’ bookings to “resell rooms at inflated prices”.

Maldron Hotels said a “technical error with our booking system” meant more rooms were booked than were available for the band’s Manchester gigs.