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Mayor Park Heong-joon: “No Illegal Practices by Lodging Businesses Taking Advantage of the BTS Busan Concert Boom” … Orders a Special Planned Investigation

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□ Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will conduct a special crackdown on illegal practices by lodging businesses around the event venue and nearby tourist destinations from today (the 23rd) through June 15, in preparation for the “BTS World Tour Busan Concert (Jun. 12–Jun. 13),” scheduled to be held in June.
○ This measure is a substantive follow-up to decisions made at the “Public-Private Joint Price Stabilization Meeting” held by Busan Metropolitan City on January 23. At the time, Busan Metropolitan City pledged to establish a “Price Stabilization Response Manual” and strengthen on-site inspections to prevent steep lodging-rate increases during major event periods, and the Special Judicial Police’s intensive crackdown is a key step in fulfilling that commitment.

□ This crackdown is being carried out to protect the image of Busan as a tourism city by eradicating illegal practices such as excessive profiteering on lodging rates and unregistered lodging operations that take advantage of the concert period, when large crowds are expected.
○ The special crackdown will focus on illegal acts that violate the Public Health Control Act for lodging businesses. Key inspection items include: ▲ unregistered lodging operations in officetels, houses, and other properties facilitated through shared-accommodation brokerage platforms that threaten visitor safety ▲ failure to post a room-rate table at the reception desk, undermining consumer rights ▲ failure to comply with posted room rates, hindering the establishment of a fair and transparent lodging reservation culture.

□ The City’s Special Judicial Police Division (hereinafter, the Special Judicial Police) plans to take strict measures against businesses found in violation, including criminal charges and administrative actions by the competent administrative authority, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
○ Through these efforts, the City will protect law-abiding lodging operators and provide visitors to Busan with reasonable prices and high-quality services.
○ Depending on the type of violation, penalties range from imprisonment for up to six months or a fine of up to 5 million won, to imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of up to 20 million won.

□ Meanwhile, the Public Sanitation Investigation Team of the City’s Special Judicial Police (☎051-888-3101–3108) is receiving citizen reports of illegal lodging practices during the special crackdown period.

□ Mayor Park Heong-joon said, “The BTS World Tour Busan Concert is a precious opportunity for the eyes of the world to be focused on Busan,” adding, “We will do our utmost to ensure Busan is remembered as a global city people want to revisit, by protecting Busan’s tourism image through thorough enforcement and proactive measures against illegal lodging practices, and by providing visitors with Busan’s high-quality services.”