A number of global hotel chains have made public apologies after a hidden camera expose in China showed questionable cleaning practices in luxury hotels.
Hidden camera footage has caused outrage in China over poor sanitation and unhygienic cleaning by housekeeping staff.
Video footage was posted online by a blogger which secretly filmed staff wiping cups with the same cloths used to clean toilets.
It was first seen on social media platform Weibo and has since been viewed more than 30 million times.
It sparked calls from Chinese tourism authorities to investigate 14 hotels in Beijing, Shanghai and other cities.
Shangri-La, Sheraton Waldorf and Astoria have all apologised and vowed to strengthen its housekeeping standards.
The Park Hyatt in Beijing also apologised for the ‘isolated occurance.’
Tourism officials in Beijing have asked the city’s health department to carry out sanitary inspections on four hotels which were shown in the video.
In all, the blogger known as ‘Huazong’ recorded footage in more than 100 hotels across China.
