Duvar English
The Culture and Tourism Ministry of Turkey on April 28 announced that it has launched an investigation into the Limak Lara Hotel in the Mediterranean province of Antalya, for charging a guest an extra “nationality fee.”
The hotel had charged the Romanian national who booked their stay through a United Kingdom intermediary an extra 120 Euros, reflected onto the invoice as a “nationality difference fee.”
The ministry requested an official defense from the hotel and appointed a controller for auditing.
The hotel administration issued a statement after the incident went viral on social media.
“Writing out what originally was a price matching as nationality difference fee has misrepresented our intents,” stated the hotel.
The hotel also apologized for using wording such as “nationality difference fee,” which caused misunderstanding.
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