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| New Year, Christmas raises high hopes among valley tourism players | | |
EARly Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 11: Tourism players in Kashmir valley are hopeful that there will be a good response from tourists for the forthcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations. Tourism sector has been badly hit since the COVID-19 lockdown.
One of the officials here in the tourism department said that on Christmas and New Year, all rooms have been booked either by tourists or by locals. The government in Kashmir is also organizing food festivals where dishes of various countries and local dishes of various states are available for tourists.
The government has kick started the winter sports activities at the world famous Ski Resort of Gulmarg.
“Early snow has come as a blessing and we are ready to host tourists and winter enthusiasts in Kashmir Valley in general and Gulmarg in particular,” said the tourism official. He said this season a number of Ski courses for young boys and girls are slated to be organized for which large number of applications have already been received. He said initially, four groups from within J&K and two groups from outside will undergo Ski courses in coming weeks. Two groups are exclusive for girls. He said other departments like Youth Services and Sports Department are also organising Ski courses. The tourism department has urged the young boys and girls to come forward, actively participate and enjoy the winter games at Gulmarg. One of the hoteliers said that there is a good response from tourists for the last few weeks. “There is 100 percent booking of hotels at Gulmarg on Christmas and New Year. At present, there is 50 percent booking to hotels,” he said. There are 70 hotels at Gulmarg and 110 hotels at Pahalgam. A hotelier at Gulmar said there is 100 percent booking of hotels on Christmas and New Year. “We have suffered heavy losses in the last few months. A lot of domestic tourists have shown willingness to visit Kashmir,” he said. |
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