THE Department of Tourism (DOT) on Thursday suspended the accreditation of City Garden Grand Hotel in Makati for six months, following the death of flight attendant Christine Dacera on New Year’s Day after a night of revelry.
In a news statement, the DOT said, other penalties include a fine of P10,000 and the revocation of the establishment’s certificate of authority to operate as a quarantine hotel.
“In the course of the investigation, the DOT-National Capital Region (DOT-NCR) considered other pieces of evidence which were not limited to the circumstances surrounding the incident on 31 December 2020. The pieces of evidence showed that even prior to the incident, and until now, the CGGH is marketing packages to accept leisure guests and never indicated that it is a quarantine hotel.”
The hotel, owned by businesswoman Jeanette Lim Macasieb, may appeal the DOT decision.