'They came from all over the world: Australians who'd just arrived, there were some people from Saudi Arabia, some people from the north of England, and I just couldn't believe it.'
A woman in north London says she feels victimised after dozens of tourists turned up at her home when her private address was placed on the Booking.com accommodation website.
"Someone knocked on my door. I opened it and it was this poor, very tired woman, presumably from Hong Kong, her daughter at the end of the gate, with hundreds of cases, it seemed to me, obviously [they had] just come from the airport."I said, 'No you haven't, because it's not on Booking.com'. I've never let this house.
"They came from all over the world: Australians who'd just arrived, there were some people from Saudi Arabia, some people from the north of England, and I just couldn't believe it."The pair from Hong Kong were the first of about 100 people who thought they had reserved Gillian's property through the booking website, arriving there between 4 and 29 July.
"I feel very worried about it. They're very nice people, but perhaps one day we might get some people knocking on the door who actually are quite aggressive. I feel very vulnerable."Jo Duckenfield had booked Gillian's home as they planned to see Lady Gaga at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium They had booked on 13 July and were planning to attend the Lady Gaga concert at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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