Weekend tourism starts gaining momentum in Shimla

Monday, October 4, 2021

The weekend tourism has started gaining momentum in Shimla. On Saturday, the city witnessed more than 95 per cent occupancy in hotels. However, occupancy dropped to about 40 per cent on Sunday.

“The Saturday rush was unprecedented as hotels in Shimla were packed to capacity but today (Sunday) is again lean with occupancy dropping to about 40 per cent,” said Shimla Hotel and Restaurant Association president Sanjay Sood. He added that they were expecting a promising season in October, since theCovid situation is under control.

“In the past few weeks, the tourist inflow increased on Friday, occupancy was good on Saturday but dropped on Sunday as tourists from adjoining states of Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Chandigarh mostly visit Shimla only for the weekend. The tourist inflow from other states is yet to pick up,” Mr. Sood said.

Witnessing the bookings, there is a decline of 70 per cent in the tourists from West Bengal and Gujarat, who used to visit Himachal on Dussehra and Diwali in large groups, said Tourism Industry Stakeholders Association President MK Seth.

“Tourists are wary of advance bookings as the situation changes with the rise in Covid cases. So, most of the tourists visiting Himachal are ‘walk-in’ tourists,” said travel agent Mohit Sharma.

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