Busan City Strongly Cracks Down on Overcharging for BTS Concert Lodging... Operates Lodging Price Reporting Center

Busan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Busan City will implement strong sanctions and a self-regulation campaign against unfair accommodation transactions that caused controversy until the holding of the 2030 Busan World Expo support concert ‘BTS Yet to Come in Busan’ (in BUSAN).

To actively respond to unfair accommodation transactions such as excessive accommodation fees before and after the concert, the city will operate an online accommodation fee reporting center for one month from the 15th until the concert day on October 15.

If you were charged accommodation fees different from those posted or excessive fees at accommodation facilities in Busan before and after the concert, you can report the establishment to the dedicated window of the accommodation fee reporting center on the Busan City website and receive a response from the relevant department within 7 days for each accommodation facility.

Depending on the report, if on-site verification is necessary, a joint inspection team of the city, district, and county will conduct an on-site inspection. If it is confirmed that fees different from the posted accommodation fees were charged, strong measures such as warnings or improvement orders will be taken, and in case of a second violation, business suspension will be enforced.

For effective on-site inspections in the future, it is mandatory to enter the reporter’s contact information, business name, and evidence of unfair accommodation fees when reporting.

On the 15th at 3 p.m., four hygiene organizations including the Busan branch of the Korea Accommodation Business Association, the Busan branch of the Korea Food Service Industry Association, the Busan branch of the Korea Rest Area Association, and the Busan branch of the Korea Bakery Association will hold a proclamation ceremony at Busan Station Plaza and launch a large-scale campaign for one month to support the 2030 Busan World Expo bid.

The proclamation ceremony is a strong self-regulation effort by related industries and business owners themselves to pray for the hosting of the 2030 World Expo in Busan and to improve the negative image of Busan formed due to recent controversies.

About 300 people, including hygiene organizations such as the Busan branches of the Korea Accommodation Business Association, Korea Food Service Industry Association, Korea Rest Area Association, Korea Bakery Association, and related business operators, are expected to attend the proclamation ceremony.

The city plans to regularly hold meetings with hygiene organizations to serve as a communication channel between related industries and consumers.

In particular, the city plans to provide accurate information so that consumers do not misunderstand accommodation and food prices and support related industries to establish marketing strategies based on accurate information.

Mayor Park Hyung-jun said, “By opening the online accommodation fee reporting center, we will prevent cases of unfair accommodation transactions and respond strongly to violations. We support the self-regulation efforts of the accommodation and food service industries and will do our best to support the successful holding of the concert by mobilizing all possible administrative power.”

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