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

IND.D.004.16 April 2004Country/TerritoryIs classificationjustified byconsumerconcerns?Does it seekcompatibilitywith <strong>the</strong>existence ofclassificationsystems in o<strong>the</strong>rcountries?Is it used tocontrolaccommodationtariffs withinestablishedclasses?Is it used as <strong>the</strong>basis fo<strong>ra</strong>pplyingdifferent taxes(e.g. VAT)?China yes yes no noCosta Rica yes yes no noCroatia no yes no noCuba yes yes yes noCyprus yes no no noCzech Republic yes no noEcuador no yes no yesEthiopia no yes no noF<strong>ra</strong>nce yes no no yesGhana yes yes no noGreece yes yesGuatemala yes yes yesHungary yes yes no noIndonesia yes yes no noItaly yes yes ? ?Ivory Coast yes yesJordan yes yes no yesKazakhstan yes yes yes noKenya yes yes no noLebanon yes yes yes yesMacau yes yes no noMadagascar yes yes no yesMadei<strong>ra</strong> yes no no yesMalawi yes yes yes noMalaysia yes yes no noMali yes yes yes noMalta yes yes yesMoldova yes yes no noMongolia* no no no noMontenegro yes yes no yesMorocco yes yes yes yesMozambique no no yesNe<strong>the</strong>rlands yes yes no noNigeria yes yes yes yesPakistan yes yes yes noPa<strong>ra</strong>guayPeru yes yes no noPhilippines no yes no noPoland yes yes no noPortugal yes yes no noPuerto Rico no yes no yesSao Tome etPrincipe yes yes yes yesSan Marino no yes yes noSeychelles yes yes no yesSlovak Republic yes yes yes noSlovenia no yes no noSouth Africa yes yes no noSpain yes yes no no- 44 -