MELAKA: The Melaka government has the authority to review and downgrade the star ratings of hotels here if services provided failed to meet the expected standards, the state assembly was told on Tuesday (Aug 1).
State tourism, heritage, art and culture committee chairman Datuk Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman said the state government was empowered to downgrade the ratings accorded to hotels through recommendations made by its Hotel Review Committee if those in the hospitality industry failed to maintain the quality and cleanliness of accommodation offered to visitors.
