It said prices at 41 hotels in six regions where World Cup matches will be played in June and July have in many cases significantly increased on their websites or through online travel booking for the period covering the tournament.

Russia will host the World Cup from June 14 to July 15 in 12 venues spread across 11 cities including Moscow, St Petersburg, Kazan and Sochi, and is expecting a large influx of visitors.

The Agora hotel in Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave that will host four group stage matches, including England's match against Belgium on June 28, should normally charge no more than 2400 roubles ($53) per night, the agency said.

But during the World Cup, prices on online travel agent Booking.com have been listed as 129,200 roubles, an increase of more than 5000 per cent increase on regular prices.

"Maybe there was an error in the system. The management is sorting it out," Svetlana Ovchinnikova, the administrator of the Agora hotel, told Reuters. "As the administrator, I can tell you ... we have not received that kind of money."

Some of the establishments on the list include members of large hotel chains, including Hampton by Hilton and Kempinski.