50 hotels in C. Java closed

50 hotels in C. Java closed

JAKARTA (JP): The government will close down at least 50 non-
star rated hotels in the province of Central Java for illegal
operation.

Head of Central Java Tourist Office Sri Soebagyo told Antara
news agency that the hotel operators had been frequently advised
to complete their licensing plans.

Speaking in Semarang yesterday, Sri said that a special unit
comprising local authorities, police precincts, tourist offices
and other units would soon be set up to take action.

"But they still have time to complete their licenses," he
added.

Antara did not report any deadline given to hoteliers.

Official data shows that there are 791 hotels with 16,044
rooms in Central Java. Of these, 712 hotels with a total of
11,772 rooms are non-star rated. (icn)