Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India will explore the possibilities for tent accommodation in Delhi for the Commonwealth Games 2010. The Tourism Ministry has estimated a shortfall of hotel rooms required for the tourists during the Commonwealth Games 2010 in the National Capital Region (NCR). According to sources, discussions were held recently at the last tourism stakeholders meeting.Representatives of the hotel associations have asked the Ministry to set up luxury tents as an alternative mode of accommodation. A few luxury tent operators from Pushkar, Rajasthan have shown interest and have approached the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI). The tent operators want to set up tents if suitable land is available for a one month period.
However, sources revealed that, representatives of Delhi Development Authority (DDA), as well as Urban Development Ministry did not show any interest in the proposal under the pretext that suitable land was not available in Delhi. At the same time, Keshni Anand Arora, Secretary, Haryana Tourism has evinced interest in the proposal and agreed to explore suitable land for the same in Gurgaon.
2 comments:
Oh wow! It will be a new experience for sure for the visitors :)
Good to see such initiative!
yeah, there are two utmost benefits of these initiatives. First, there is an acute shortage of accommodation in the city and second is it would be a new and unique experience for the visitors to spend time in tents...
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