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

IND.D.004.16 April 2004Country/TerritoryOf establishments(by type ofestablishments)%Of room capacity(by type ofestablishments)%Can all establishmentsapply to be classified?Hungary 100 100 yesIcelandMost of <strong>the</strong> largest hotels in <strong>the</strong> country and most of<strong>the</strong> hotels in Reykjavik are classified but <strong>the</strong>re arevery many small guesthouses and few are classified.yesI<strong>ra</strong>qJordanyesKuwait 80 80 yesLebanonMalaysianoyes, if <strong>the</strong>y have appropriateinf<strong>ra</strong>-structure as a touristaccommodation premise andvalid business licenceNe<strong>the</strong>rlands 100 100 yesRomania963 hotels, motels, innsand similar~120.000 rooms, ofwhich 45% seasonalyes, all minimum criteriarecommended by WTO areappliedSlovak Republic 100 100 yesSultanate of Oman 30 yesSweden 35 % of <strong>the</strong> members 40 % of <strong>the</strong> membersNo, establishments have to bemembers of SHRSwitzerland 45 80no, establishments have to bemembers of <strong>the</strong> SHATurkey 55 75 noUnited A<strong>ra</strong>bEmi<strong>ra</strong>tes 100 100 yesUnited Kingdom 30-40 60 yes9. Verification of compliance with classification system.a.) Is verification performed by:Country/TerritoryCent<strong>ra</strong>lgovernmentinspectorsLocalgovernmentinspectorsHotel industry(second party)inspectorsIndependent(third party)inspectorsAustria X XCanadaXChileCzech RepublicXDenmarkXEgypt X XEstoniaO<strong>the</strong>r partiesClassification Commission,(Ministry of Economy)- 23 -