El Caribe newspaper reports that Decree 818-03, dated 20 August, provides
\nfor the creation of the Hotel Classification Committee. The new ruling replaces
\nthe 1984 classification norms and will entrust the committee with the grading
\nof Dominican hotels in categories that range from one star up to five-star deluxe.
\nThe committee is to be presided over by the Minister of Tourism. Other members
\nwill include the president of the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants
\n(Asonahores) and the head of the Department of Business and Services of the Ministry
\nof Tourism.
\nThe committee is also responsible for monitoring the fulfillment of price policies,
\ninspecting operating conditions of hotels, resolving claims, and assessing penalties
\nfor non-fulfillment of regulations. The decree establishes conditions for city,
\nbeach, mountain, apart-hotels, bungalows, cabañas and villa accommodation
\ncategories.
\nThe next step will be for the Ministry of Tourism to distribute forms to hotel
\noperators in order to gather information for the classification process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
El Caribe newspaper reports that Decree 818-03, dated 20 August, provides for the creation of the Hotel Classification Committee. The new ruling replaces the 1984 classification norms and will entrust the committee with the grading of Dominican hotels in categories that range from one star up to five-star deluxe. The committee is to be presided … <\/p>\n