As Korea proposes to overhaul its hotel-rating system, the bill could soon matter as much as a comfy bed

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• ·Proposed revision would penalize overcharging, tighten hygiene and soundproofing rules and unify star ratings on a 1,000-point scale.
• ·Can premium prices guarantee that a luxury hotel has five stars?
• ·Perhaps.
• ·But under newly proposed rules, charging guests too much could cost five-star hotels in Korea their rating.
• ·The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proposed a revision to the law governing hotel ratings on Thursday, under which hotels would be penalized for unfairly charging guests and for installing weak soundproofing between rooms.