The Korea Fair Trade Commission said on the 29th it will strengthen monitoring to prevent consumers from being overcharged for lodging during BTS's Busan concerts from June 12 to 13.
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said that cases of demanding additional lodging fees from consumers with confirmed reservations have occurred frequently and issued a "consumer advisory to prevent overcharging for lodging fees."
Under Article 7 of the Enforcement Rule of the Public Health Control Act, consumers are not obligated to comply with additional charges demanded after a reservation is confirmed. However, a lodging facility A in Haeundae-gu, Busan, demanded an additional 500,000 won before check-in from a consumer whose two-night reservation during the BTS concert week had been confirmed, citing that the reservation was made at a price lower than the market rate.
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said it will strengthen monitoring of unfair trade practices such as collusion among lodging facilities, together with the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA), to prevent a recurrence of such cases. The FTC also plans additional joint inspections with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on the 29th of this month and on the 8th and 9th of next month.