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AMRITSAR: Giving hotels a big reason to cheer, tourists have thronged Amritsar to usher in the New Year and offer midnight prayers.Both the tourism department and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) have reported heavy rush of tourists. "Amritsar is no more a dull city having zilch night life. "This is not exploitation, but simple business strategy of demand and supply. Now there are places to hang around. "Most of the tourists have plans to celebrate New Year in the holy city," he said.SGPC additional secretary Daljit Singh informed that all the rooms in its serais (inns) were booked and they had made alternate arrangement for tourists in the hotels, deras and private houses in the vicinity of the Golden Temple..