The travel and tourism industry has come forward wholeheartedly to support the relief and rescue operations of the government agencies in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand. Travel and tourism associations have asked their members to participate in providing succour to people stranded, as well as those who have lost their livelihood in the natural calamity. The paramilitary forces have so far evacuated close to 90,000 Char Dham pilgrims from the affected areas.
Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) has urged its members to contribute generously to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to help the government in the rehabilitation work for the affected people. Similarly, the Indian Tourist Transport Association (ITTA) had sent 30 tourist coaches on June 20 and 21 from Delhi to Uttarakhand with relief materials. These coaches were flagged off from Delhi by Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi. “We have also requested members to contribute to the Relief Fund and are getting good response. ITTA has decided to participate in the rebuilding of Uttarakhand in collaboration with the state government and local administration,” said Krishan Dutt Yadav, President, ITTA.
Delhi Hotel & Restaurant Association, an umbrella association of guest house owners of Delhi, has decided to offer free rooms, food and medicines to pilgrims evacuated from affected areas, who are on transit to different places in the country. Sandeep Khandelwal, President, Delhi Hotel & Restaurant Association, said that about 250 member hotels will provide rooms, food and medicines to pilgrims who arrive in Delhi, en route to their destinations in different parts of the country.
Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) has urged the government to announce a comprehensive financial package for the reconstruction of tourism infrastructure in Uttarakhand. In a statement, Vijay Pande, Secretary, FHRAI, said that the recent natural calamity had “dealt a severe blow” to the tourism and hospitality industry, which comprises largely “small- and medium-sized" establishments.
“On account of these incalculable losses, the sector faces a perilous future, which also threatens the livelihood of lakhs of people. FHRAI makes an urgent appeal to the Union Government and financial institutions to formulate a comprehensive relief package for the state’s hospitality and tourism industry, in the form of loan waivers, tax exemptions and subsidies,” Pande said.
Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) has urged its members to contribute generously to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to help the government in the rehabilitation work for the affected people. Similarly, the Indian Tourist Transport Association (ITTA) had sent 30 tourist coaches on June 20 and 21 from Delhi to Uttarakhand with relief materials. These coaches were flagged off from Delhi by Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi. “We have also requested members to contribute to the Relief Fund and are getting good response. ITTA has decided to participate in the rebuilding of Uttarakhand in collaboration with the state government and local administration,” said Krishan Dutt Yadav, President, ITTA.
Delhi Hotel & Restaurant Association, an umbrella association of guest house owners of Delhi, has decided to offer free rooms, food and medicines to pilgrims evacuated from affected areas, who are on transit to different places in the country. Sandeep Khandelwal, President, Delhi Hotel & Restaurant Association, said that about 250 member hotels will provide rooms, food and medicines to pilgrims who arrive in Delhi, en route to their destinations in different parts of the country.
Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) has urged the government to announce a comprehensive financial package for the reconstruction of tourism infrastructure in Uttarakhand. In a statement, Vijay Pande, Secretary, FHRAI, said that the recent natural calamity had “dealt a severe blow” to the tourism and hospitality industry, which comprises largely “small- and medium-sized" establishments.
“On account of these incalculable losses, the sector faces a perilous future, which also threatens the livelihood of lakhs of people. FHRAI makes an urgent appeal to the Union Government and financial institutions to formulate a comprehensive relief package for the state’s hospitality and tourism industry, in the form of loan waivers, tax exemptions and subsidies,” Pande said.
