27 Jul 2008

Who is for the hotel's "King terms" pay

In recent years, some hotel restaurants, "declined its own Wine" and collected "open bottles of fees" and other practices, the Consumer Association has long been recognized as damage to the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, "King clause." But now, some hotels still do not think Gaihui, continue to push these strong, "King clause." So, who is in the hotel for the "King terms" pay for it »

"King terms" yes "to the" backing

Big days hotel Hohhot in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is a strong push "refused to drink its own" one of the hotel. Recently, this reporter here dining, health services, told reporters that if its own drinks to be charged 50 yuan, "a bottle costs." In the hotel's directory of single-price drinks, wine prices are much higher than the market retail price. As for the Metro Hotel, Inner Mongolia Hotel, Air China Building, Zhaojun, and other high-end hotels, some liquor is cheaper than the big day hotel also high.






According to local industry sources, Wine is the high profits of some hotel restaurants refused to drink the main reason for its own customers. Currently, Hohhot general hotel restaurants Wine profits for the wholesale price of 70 to 80 percent, beverage profits in the 200-300 percent. As market competition intensifies, the restaurant industry's profitability point in weakening the meals, drinks sales commitment to a large number of the source of profits. For a restaurant, told reporters: "We rely on half of the profits earned from selling liquor water."

Because of this, now the overwhelming majority of hotel restaurants are still in strong push "declined its own Wine" and receive "a bottle costs" such as "King clause." And some of the restaurant industry associations to "line regulation" as an excuse to "King terms" backing. Sichuan restaurant industry, Lucheng District of Wenzhou City Food Association have all introduced "declined its own Wine" and receive "a bottle costs", "to regulate industry." China Cuisine Association have also publicly express their views in support of catering companies charge a fee of bottles.

Hotel restaurants generally "consortium" backing

Although the hotel restaurant-pushing "King terms", but is inconceivable that they can attract customers, and the hotel restaurants open more. Why is this » Recently, this reporter in an interview with the Consumer Association of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, responsible person.

According to The person in charge of some hotel restaurants continue to push strong, "King terms" the main reason is the "consortium" pay. These "consortium" administrative organs, institutions, enterprises, but also wealthy, such as the boss. Therefore, they look, not only continue but also a flourishing.

At the same time, hotel restaurants, spending public funds into major financial resources. Most of the consumers of public funds generously hand, when consumer prices do not ask, regardless of the price level of wine. As the "powerful" pay the money, these hotel restaurants not to receive general customer service oriented, "King clause" to continue to exist.

In addition, like some kind of point guesthouses, hotels, often with the tourism sector "marriage", was designated as "resort hotel" and "tourism hotel," Wang Li sent to the tourism sector "be slaughtered lambs." However, this "marriage" is not "white" Alliance, guesthouses, hotels, a portion of profits to the tourism sector commission. In the interests of the drive, the tourism sector in these hotels, the Hotel guests, it is also allowing these hotels, hotel charges "for inter-Ya" to "bottle costs." As a result, those with the tourism sector "marriage" of restaurants, food prices than ordinary hotels, a hotel than twice, in particular, beverages, higher prices.

"King clause" should be limited

The hotel restaurant its own strong push "King clause", has attracted a lot of consumer dissatisfaction, they hope the relevant state departments should be given to this restriction.

Consumers Association of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in charge of monitoring complaints that the first hotel restaurant through the implementation of the "King clause" by Wine profiteering does not make sense. Because the meals in the production process is labor costs, there is still a certain loss. Wine production is not the hotel restaurant, when the only input into the drinks of some short-distance transport costs, and expensive does not make sense. This was followed by the "King terms" the practice clearly illegal, because the hotel restaurant through mandatory spending, profiteering from the vast number of consumers. The so-called "line regulation" depriving consumers of the autonomous right to choose and the right to a fair trading, consumer spending limit freedom.

Inner Mongolia Sino law firm lawyers Zhaohai Wen said that many hotel restaurants strong push "King clause" is not legitimate, such an act is profit for the purpose of developing the non-price measures, or price, price measures have violated the "no - While competition law "and" Consumer Protection Law. " "Regulation will" not go against laws and regulations, declined carrying drinks, to receive "a bottle costs" such as Diantang notices have no legal authority, the consumers have no legal effect, it should be regarded as invalid.

A strong push on the hotel restaurant, "King terms" the practice of consulting the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Price Trade and Industry Bureau. Price Commerce and Industry, said a staff, the restaurant industry's "King clause" should be limited. Although the current catering service charges from the independent pricing enterprises, implementation of market regulation. However, the catering enterprises in the development of service charges at specific prices, we must abide by relevant state laws and regulations, fraud out Zaike, or consumers can price the business sector to complaints.

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