Jinan 100 yuan postgraduate entrance examination room rose to 1000 yuan overnight, which caused students to be very dissatisfied. Is it illegal for businesses to do so?

The news that the Zhejiang 100-yuan postgraduate entrance examination room rose to 1,000 yuan overnight attracted the attention of netizens. In the face of sky-high accommodation fees, students are seriously cheated, so has the merchant violated the corresponding regulations? The answer is yes, and it has been suspected of breaking the law. Let me give a brief answer to this question.

1. When the merchants are under investigation, they bluntly raise prices directly according to the big data network.

From 1 14 yuan for one night to now 1000 yuan for one night, the hotel accommodation fee near the test center has indeed increased, but in the face of video interviews, the merchants replied that it is not only affected by the postgraduate entrance examination factors, but also related to the upcoming Christmas, and the surrounding hotels are increasing in price. Our price increase is also directly adjusted by big data according to comprehensive factors, not artificially setting such a high price.

Big data directly raises prices independently according to comprehensive factors? The reply of the merchant may be true or false, but even if big data is put forward, the ambition of the merchant to kill students can be seen from the high room rate.

According to relevant laws, these acts of merchants have been suspected of violating the law, such as the Consumer Protection Law or the Price Law. Of course, the newly promulgated Civil Code has greatly increased the room rate, which has violated the relevant provisions of the above three laws.

2. The reservation was successful, but the fee has been refunded.

In order to make huge profits, many businesses have also made various tricks. Some netizens said that they had successfully booked in the relevant software and had already paid the money, but who knows that they voluntarily refunded the fee the next day, and the merchant did not give the reason.

After receiving the money, I will return it. Finally, I will earn more money and leave the room to my classmates who can afford the high price.

This behavior of merchants is more likely to be held accountable. Collecting the fee means that both parties have signed a contract. If the merchant takes the initiative to return the money to the customer at this time, the merchant must bear the corresponding responsibility and pay the corresponding liquidated damages.