Regulations for Administration of Tourist Hotel Enterprises Article 18

The MOTC may perform tourist hotel ratings and issue tourist hotel rating labels in accordance with the results.The MOTC may delegate the Tourism Administration or private organizations to perform the tourist hotel ratings described in the preceding paragraph provided that the delegation, range of authority delegated and the corresponding legal bases are publicly announced and posted in government gazettes.When the MOTC delegates the Tourism Administration or private organizations to perform tourist hotel ratings as stated in Paragraph 1, the Tourism Administration shall define the rating standards in accordance with the building and facility quality, management condition and service quality of tourist hotels and also design the tourist hotel rating labels.Each tourist hotel shall place its rating label issued in accordance with Paragraph 1 at noticeable locations in the lobby.A tourist hotel unable to continue operation for practical reasons or legal consequences shall return its rating label within 15 days after the practical reasons occur or receiving the administrative disposition. If any tourist hotel enterprise fails to comply, the MOTC may publicly announce the revocation of the tourist hotel rating label or delegate the Tourism Administration to do so in accordance with Paragraph 2. However, tourist hotels in temporary business suspension according to Paragraph 1 of Article 34 are excluded.