Hotel occupancy surge in Shimla, Manali; record 28,210 vehicle cross Atal Tunnel in one dayThe opening of the Atal Tunnel has driven hotel occupancy in Shimla and Manali to 90%, with a record 28,210 vehicles crossing the tunnel in...
26 Dec, 2023, 11.31 AM IST
India's devastating monsoon season is a sign of things to come, as climate and poor planning combineThe devastation of this year's monsoon season in India, which runs from June to September, has been significant: Local government estimates...
01 Oct, 2023, 06.30 PM IST
Rs 2,000 crore loss for HP's tourism sector in July-Aug; hoteliers offer discounts to increase footfallThe tourism sector in Himachal Pradesh has suffered losses of approximately Rs 2,000 crore due to heavy rains and low footfall in July and ...
03 Sep, 2023, 04.57 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh tourism a washout as rain wreaks havoc"The national highway has been closed. Essential supplies are hit. It has not stopped raining and there was a major landslide on Monday. It...
16 Aug, 2023, 12.31 AM IST
Himachal: Hotel association announces 50 per cent discount, minister says state safe to travelThe state government had safely evacuated about 75,000 tourists from different parts of the state recently. Videos of landslides blocking r...
29 Jul, 2023, 08.15 PM IST
Taxi drivers in Shimla go on strike amid union rivalryOn June 17, a driver of Sirmaur's Chudeshwar Taxi Union while showing hotel rooms to a tourist near Auckland Tunnel got into a scuffle with...
22 Jun, 2023, 08.39 PM IST
Indians pack bags, head to Himachal Pradesh to beat Covid blues and heatwaveThe occupancy in the hotels has jumped in the past few days, but is yet to reach its peak.
05 Jul, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
Second coronavirus wave crashes hotel chains' recovery hopesOccupancy levels have plummeted to low single digits or nil – except for quarantine or other pandemic-related business – in many states tha...
29 Apr, 2021, 12.05 PM IST
Hospitality blues: New Year business may crash 70%The Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Association of India (FHRAI) has asked Maharashtra and Gujarat to lift the night curfew in both stat...
26 Dec, 2020, 08.04 AM IST
Fresh COVID-19 wave, accompanying curbs could affect hospitality sector's recoveryThe surge in infections in markets such as Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat, and travel curbs and curfews come a...
25 Nov, 2020, 10.45 AM IST
Cooking oil and tea see an increase in demand during the festive seasonThe demand for both the commodities also revived in hotels and restaurants, although the requirement for the catering industry continued to...
16 Nov, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
Government plans tribal items’ push, in India and abroadIn a major initiative to market products made in remote tribal villages, the Centre has reached out to top retailers and ecommerce portals ...
16 Feb, 2020, 11.12 PM IST
Over 500 hotels in 100 cities may have checked out of Oyo since AprilThe hotels have previously accused Oyo of contract breaches, arbitrary commission rate changes, stoppage of minimum guarantee amounts and t...
23 Nov, 2019, 10.07 AM IST
Shimla out of water, may run out of tourists, too, this summerAs per reports, against a daily water requirement of about 44 million litres per day, Shimla’s supplies fell as low as 18 million litres pe...
07 Jun, 2018, 06.32 AM IST
Hotel associations urge government to roll back 28% GSTFAITH said it is hoping for a GST rate of 18% for the industry as post the 28% rate, hotels with a tariff of Rs 5K & above will be 7% highe...
10 Jun, 2017, 12.48 AM IST
- ‘Hotel industry has room for growth’
Marriott International Inc entered India a decade ago with a resort in Goa and now wants to ramp up operations, hoping to ride on a tourism...
25 Dec, 2010, 06.22 AM IST
- Australian trade and investment agency 'Austrade' opens office in Chandigarh
Austrade, the Australian trade and investment agency of the Australian federal government announced that it will have a representative offi...
22 Apr, 2010, 09.29 PM IST