A five-star ranked resort in Danang City has been put into operation despite it not having being completed, posing danger to hundreds of travellers each day.
Olalani Resort, invested by My Phat Joint Stock Company, became operational in June 2013 without local authorities’ permission. A staff member from the resort said a number of rooms in the resort remain incomplete due to capital shortage. Many rooms do not have a TV, curtains and still lack tables and chairs.
However, in order to start earning profits, the investor started recruiting staff for the hotel. The investor has also signed contracts with tourist companies to take in visitors, mostly foreigners, and they have begun a promotion campaign.
The violations have led to public outrage, as Danang is famous for safe tourism. The resort has hundreds of rooms that have been put into use despite receiving no approval from local authorities. They have not been cleared for meeting the requirements of fire prevention and control, security or wastewater discharge.
Many rooms do not have a TV
Speaking with a reporter from VietnamNet, the Danang Fire Prevention and Control Department said the department has fined the company’s chairman, Pham Xuan Duc, VND25 million (USD1,190) for the violation. However, Duc continues operates the resort, putting thousands of tourists at risk.
Not only the fire prevention and control system but a number of other facilities are incomplete.
The Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, Van Huu Chien, has urged local management agencies to investigate the case of Olalani Resort and to report their results before November 10.
Many facilities of the resort are incomplete.
Incomplete fire prevention and control system
