In a first, hoteliers meet in Hop-on , Hop-off bus

  • | Sunday | 26th February, 2017

Tribune News ServiceAmritsar, February 25In what appears to be unprecedented, the Amritsar Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHARA) held its meeting in a Hop-on, Hop-off bus here today. The AHARA president, APS Chatha, said a long-pending demand of the hospitality industry was met with opening of Heritage Road, Gobindgarh Fort, Heritage Village and introduction of Hop-on, Hop-off buses. They said during their limited hours stay tourists visited the holiest Sikh shrine and witnessed the Retreat Ceremony at the Attari-Wagah Joint Post. They said Hop-on, Hop-off buses connected famous and popular tourist spots like Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh, Durgiana Temple, summer palace in Ram Bagh, Gobindgarh Fort and Heritage Village in Guru Nanak Dev University. Now, as the number of tourist spots has increased, so did the stay of tourists in the city.

Amritsar, February 25 In what appears to be unprecedented, the Amritsar Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHARA) held its meeting in a Hop-on, Hop-off bus here today. The AHARA president, APS Chatha, said a long-pending demand of the hospitality industry was met with opening of Heritage Road, Gobindgarh Fort, Heritage Village and introduction of Hop-on, Hop-off buses. Hoteliers and restaurant owners are of the view that these tourism projects have prolonged the stay of tourists in the holy city by two nights. Earlier, average stay of tourists was one day. They said during their limited hours stay tourists visited the holiest Sikh shrine and witnessed the Retreat Ceremony at the Attari-Wagah Joint Post. Now, as the number of tourist spots has increased, so did the stay of tourists in the city. They said Hop-on, Hop-off buses connected famous and popular tourist spots like Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh, Durgiana Temple, summer palace in Ram Bagh, Gobindgarh Fort and Heritage Village in Guru Nanak Dev University. “Tourists are saved from journey hassles,” they added. They demanded that these buses should be used to ferry tourists to witness the Retreat Ceremony at... In a first, hotelier meet in... Attari border and visit historic places including Pul Kanjri. “Besides, connectivity to Harike Pattan Wetland, in adjoining Tarn Taran district, must also be provided, as it is less than 40 km away from here,” they added. The AHARA secretary, Piyush Kapoor, said four more luxury segment hotels were under construction and another was proposed at the Amritsar airport. He said, “Four five-star hotels are already functioning in the city. Besides, eight four-star hotels are also under construction in the city.” “The city of Golden Temple has over 250 hotels, which is the maximum in Punjab,” he added. He said keeping in view high availability of rooms and opening of more hotels, it was desirable that the government opened more tourist spots. “Now, the government must ensure upkeep of these projects and keep a watch on private operators so that they do not overcharge from tourists,” he cautioned.

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