Creating New Accommodation Facilities in Jaipur for Commonwealth Games tourists

According the data and record of the Tourism Ministry ,at the moment there are about 3,000 rooms available for tourists in Jaipur. Also, the state would have another 12 five-star hotels in major cities by 2010.

Keeping in mind a shortage of 2,000 rooms in Jaipur itself during the Delhi Commonwealth Games , the government is planning to give incentives to private players, including those owning ancestral properties, to construct hotels.

Under its public-private partnership, the government has invited investors to work in different fields, including tourism. Thirty MoUs were signed in November to build entertainment parks, spas and wellness centres and resorts

Rajasthan Preparing it Big

Giving importance to the tourism sector, the tourism budget was increased from Rs.13 crores in 2004 to Rs.66 crores this year.

The Tourism Ministry and the state government is focusing their attention on the growth of tourism. The main focus is on creating more attraction and more variety so that the number of returning visitors could be increased.

Most foreigners come here for culture, cuisine, dresses and handicrafts .As travelers enjoy the experience of spending time in rural settings and living among the locals. Tourism Ministry and the state government wants to harness this potential. For the same purpose authorities have started identifying 20 ideal villages, tourist-friendly villages that could be developed for rural tourism.

Rajasthan upgrading facilities in the purview of Commonwealth Games

Rajasthan has started upgrading its various facilities in the purview of Commonwealth Games. The state has started upgrading its Udaipur airport, while the Jaipur airport will start functioning as an international airport from the end of this year or early next year. Another airport has been planned for Kota.The state has 15 airstrips and plan to lease them to private players so that small aircraft could use them to ferry travelers.
Tourist inflow to the state has been rising. Rajasthan is hoping to get double the number of tourists in 2010. While about 1.60 crores domestic tourists visited the state in 2004, the figure for foreigners was around 9.71lakhs. In 2007, these had gone up to 2.6 crores Indian visitors and 14 lakhs foreign visitors.