World Cup accommodation prices 'reasonable' - SA minister

Speaking at a conference held at the glittering Emperor Palace Hotel Convention Centre here, Schalkwyk said the survey was initiated in response to a public outcry at the overpricing of accommodation facilities in South Africa ahead of the world's biggest soccer jamboree that will be held on the African continent for the first time.

While the minister said he had not quite believed "these generalisations and sound bites", he felt they needed to ascertain the facts, hence the study.