THE TOURISM department has temporarily suspended the accreditation and revoked the multiple-use permit of the hotel where a guest violated quarantine protocol, later tested positive for coronavirus and infected contacts during the breach. READ:
“Berjaya Hotel Makati was also fined equivalent to twice the rack rate of its most expensive room,” the Department of Tourism said in a press release on Wednesday.
The case involves Gwyneth Chua, a Filipino who traveled to the United States and returned to the Philippines on Dec. 22. She was booked for a mandatory five-day quarantine at the hotel until Dec. 27, but left 15 minutes after checking in and had social activities in the succeeding couple of days. DoT said the statements made by the hotel management and its public apology were “an admission of not just the facts of the incident but as well as their lapses in their responsibility as an accredited establishment of the Department of Tourism,” the decision states.
The department noted that investigation showed that hotel security nor front lobby personnel did not call the guest’s attention when she was obviously leaving after check-in. The hotel management also failed to report the incident to authorities.
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