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Society: Hotels lose five-star ratings

The five-star ratings of five hotels in China have been revoked due to issues found during on-site investigations by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The investigations found that the hotels had severe hygiene and fire safety problems and provided substandard services. The five hotels are the Tianjin Yan Yuan International Hotel (formerly the Sheraton Tianjin Hotel), the Holiday Inn Binhai Tianjin, the Eton Hotel Pudong, the Hilton Chongqing and the Days Hotel and Suites Dianya Chongqing. Another 11 hotels were told to fix their shortcomings within 12 months.

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