CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- Some Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) fans will face sticker shock when booking rooms. WBTV went on HotelPlanner.com and saw rooms going for more than $400 a night. A Budget Inn was $360 a night.
"The hotels have gotten a black eye over it," Executive Director of Charlotte Area Hotel Association Sid Smith said. "Because people think the hotels are charging that rate."
Smith says third parties are booking rooms and then selling them for a much higher price. They are called Room Block Raiders. Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon believes this practice is an embarrassment to the city.
"That's not a good look," Cannon said. "And it gives visitors the idea or thought we aren't such a friendly city."
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