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Hotel adverts banned by watchdog over misleadingly cheap rooms
Archie MitchellBusiness reporter Getty Images Adverts by four of Britain’s biggest hotel and travel firms have been banned for stating misleading minimum prices for rooms. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld complaints against the Hilton hotel group, Travelodge, Booking.com and Accor over their use of eye-catching so-called “from” prices. The watchdog found only a small…
Average Guernsey income down in real terms, survey says
Average income for islanders is 12% lower in real terms than five years previously, a survey says. More than 2,000 people responded to the 2023/24 Household Expenditure Survey to find the average cost of living in Guernsey. It said while gross income – before taxes and other costs are factored in – of £77,619 per…
US interest rates held as Fed boss says no magic wand to tackle high prices
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