Travel service providers face blacklist in Beijing

Beijing is planning to introduce a blacklist of travel service providers that could include a hotel where a woman recently claimed she was assaulted, if it's found to be at fault.

The woman, a tourist from Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, who is being referred to by the alias Wanwan, told police that a man followed and attacked her at the Yitel Hotel in Beijing's Chaoyang district. The alleged assault happened at about 11 pm on Sunday, and the woman claimed several passers-by and a hotel employee did nothing to prevent it.

Zhang Jing, an official at the Beijing Commission of Tourism Development, said the alleged assault was a public security issue and that it would be best to wait for the results of a police investigation before commenting. The tourism authority in Chaoyang is also involved in the investigation.