Ministry to crack down on fake service charges
19 June 2018
TOURISM sector businesses will be fined up to 300,000 Riel ($75) if caught imposing “service charges” without first applying to the Ministry of Tourism, an announcement issued on Monday said.

The ministry’s director of the tourism, accommodation, and food and beverage (F&B) management, Kim Serey Rath, who issued the warning, told The Post on Monday: “We will check on restaurants and those providing accommodations.

“And if anyone is found abusing the order, we will issue them with fines without exception.”

The purpose of controlling the number of establishments that can impose the charge, he said, is to strengthen service quality across the industry.

He said the ministry noted that some operators were including service charges without complying with the ministry’s procedures, adding that approved service charges should never be more than 10 percent.

In order to impose the service charge, a business must have a valid tourism license and a “quality” certificate issued by the ministry, it said in its announcement.

All certified business operator must also put a notice of their service charge at the entrance to their establishment.
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How much does a quality certificate cost?

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 12:24 amThe purpose of controlling the number of establishments that can impose the charge, he said, is to strengthen service quality across the industry.

Obviously. The charges are just a token payment.