Indian hospitality let down by technical glitch?
Sheela Mamidenna If Donald Trump’s victory in the US election did not surprise you this will. A businessman Rajat Gupta (name changed to protect identity) booked two premier rooms with a city view for one night in a luxury five-star hotel, The Leela, Mumbai through www.booking.com and gets a voucher for, hold your breath, Rs. 210 (incl of all taxes) only! Bookings.com is a renowned online global accommodation site that reserves 1,200,000 room nights worldwide, each day. Gupta double checked, triple checked with his booking no., 1861922351, (check-in Dec 19, check out Dec 20) on booking.com and to his utter delight finds that he has indeed won a jackpot! Who wouldn’t be? After all, ‘tis the season to be merry and it is raining discounts everywhere. He ...
Domestic tourism expected to attract Rs 50,000 cr investment
The Dollar Business Bureau India’s domestic tourism sector is expected to attract an investment of around Rs 50,000 crore from 600 projects during the 3 day investors’ summit later this month. This was revealed to the media by the Union Minster for Tourism Mahesh Sharma, today. The minister claimed that India’s image as a tourist destination improved considerably outside the country with the visits of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said the country saw a growth upto 40% from tourists from those places that the PM had visited. The summit, Incredible India Tourism Investors Summit is to be inaugurated by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 21st September. The Summit will have 144 investors from 70 countries confirming to attend the ...
Indias Foreign Exchange Earnings from tourism up 20% in April Sep 2014
The Dollar Business Bureau | @TheDollarBiz Foreign Tourist Arrivals to India are up about 11.7% (y-o-y) in April - September 2014 India’s Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) from tourism in the first half of FY2014-15 stands at Rs.54,170 crore (about $9 billion), which is up almost 20% compared to Rs.45,275 crore (about $7.66 billion) earned in the corresponding period last year. According to India’s Ministry of Tourism, the total number of tourist arrivals (Foreign Tourist Arrivals or FTAs) during April-September 2014 has increased to 30.53 lakh, up about 11.7% from 27.33 lakh recorded during the same period last year. The top source countries in September 2014 include: Bangladesh (14.79%), USA (11.88%), UK (8.33%), Sri Lanka (4.77%), Malaysia (4.18%), Japan (3.69%), Australia (3.54%), ...
