By Lee Tae-hoon
Staff Reporter
Visitors of the 2012 Yeosu Expo may encounter inconveniences due to a lack of accommodation during the three-month international exposition, state auditors said, Wednesday.
Construction is underway in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, with a government budget of 2.1 trillion won ($18.4 billion) for the Expo slated for May 12 through Aug. 12, 2012.
The Board of Audit and Inspection pointed out that the Expo will suffer a shortage of 8,000 rooms due to poor planning.
It said that the expo's organizing committee's demand for Yeosu City to build a floating hotel with 500 rooms off its coast has been rejected.
Plans for other types of accommodations, such as motels and condominiums, have also encountered uncertain futures due largely to constraints in the construction period and the costs, the agency said.