Related News
Brainstorming forum held on development of local guesthouses
Online Edition
A forum on the development of guesthouses in Shanghai's suburb was held in the city yesterday, gathering government officials and professors to brainstorm the prospect and challenges confronting the development of guesthouses.
Most of the existing guesthouses in Shanghai are operating in a grey area because they are unlicensed and therefore do not meet fire and food safety standards.
"Guesthouse is a new emerging accommodation style in Shanghai, but a vague definition of guesthouses and how to manage them are major difficulties because they could not meet the same hygiene and fire control standard as hotels," said Zheng Shiqing, a researcher with the Tourism Research Center of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.
Wang Keqi, director of the Jinshan District Tourism Administration, said a third-party safety assessment on residence houses is urgently needed before they are renovated into guesthouses.
"Many of these houses to be turned into guesthouses in the city’s rural areas were built by villagers privately, and they are hollow inside," he said. "They are not solid and it is very dangerous when a fire occurs."
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
