the joint wto & ih&ra; study on hotel classification - Hotel Designs

IND.D.004.16 April 2004Country/TerritorySwedenHotels ApartmenthotelsXSwitzerland X X X XMotels Inns O<strong>the</strong>rs Classification authoritySwedish Hotel & Restau<strong>ra</strong>ntAssociation5 regional and 1 nationalcommission, all bodies of <strong>the</strong> SHATurkeyUnitedA<strong>ra</strong>b Emi<strong>ra</strong>tes X X XUnited Kingdom X X XDepartment of Tourism &Commerce MarketingEngland: AA/RACScotland, Wales and Nor<strong>the</strong>rnIreland: national tourism org.s7. Bodies involved in devising and d<strong>ra</strong>fting classification.Was <strong>the</strong> classification system in question prepared by:a. NTA/NTO and o<strong>the</strong>r government officialsb. An expert designated/recommended by WTO/OMTc. In consultation with an international hotel and/or restau<strong>ra</strong>nt associationd. In consultation with national hotel associatione. A private national/international consultantf. Collabo<strong>ra</strong>tion between hotel industry and NTA/ Government/NTO expertsg. On <strong>the</strong> basis of ano<strong>the</strong>r country’s classification systemh. By revising <strong>the</strong> previous systemi. In consultation with Consumers’ AssociationCountry/Bodies involvedTerritory 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.Austria X X X XCanada X X X X XChile X X XCzech RepublicXDenmark X XEgypt X X X XEstonia X X X XF<strong>ra</strong>nceXGeorgiaXGermany X XGreece X X XHungary X X XO<strong>the</strong>rsExtensive market research project ontourist expectations and needs is <strong>the</strong>basis for <strong>the</strong> current system. Theresearch project was governmentfunded and carried out by <strong>the</strong> ViennaUniversity of Economics.Consumers’ Association demanded anational classification scheme.Market introduction in 1996,relaunched in 1999.There has been research into <strong>the</strong>classification systems existing inEurope.- 20 -