How much of an authority is The Times when it comes to travel news?

The Times published an article about '6 brilliant budget hotels in Rome'. 2 of them were of the same company... a coincidence?

Seems we have recurring issues with The Times. But this time it’s not about football.

In their 27 March article Six brilliant budget hotels in…. Rome they give some good advice about hotels, hostels and apartments in Rome that are cheap but of good quality. Readers like such articles because true value for money is a rare breed.

However, out of the six two where effectively of the same company. The owners of The Beehive, number 1 in the list, are also managers of the apartment that was featured as number 2 in the list.

There is nothing wrong in that, of course. We know The Beehive and it’s a great place to stay. No doubt they offer a professional service.

However, one has to question why the author, Sean Newsom, decide to feature the same company twice? This isn’t good journalism. Mr. Newsom should have mentioned that in the article or done a little bit more research and found another company to write about. Or at least published the comment we left there about it there.

By blogging this we run the risk of never been featured on the Times and to come across as a bunch of whingers. We just want to alert people that every source of news is questionable. And like they say when you’re considering buying shares… always do you own research.