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TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS - May 2020

May 2020

Jul 10, 2020

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Unveils Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Brand in India

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest hotel franchising company by the number of properties, announced the opening of Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Dwarka- its first Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham hotel in India.
Wyndham, which has approximately 9,300 hotels across 90 countries, also announced its plans to enter markets like Nepal and Bhutan.
Wyndham plans to have 47 hotels open across India by the end of this year.

Jul 09, 2020

Madhya Pradesh Launches 'Intezaar Aapka' Campaign to Attract Tourists

After lifting all travel restrictions, Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board (MPTB) has introduced 'Intezaar Aapka' campaign to attract tourists who would like to visit the state. The campaign is running successfully on all social handles of the state tourism board.
The tagline 'Intezaar Aapka' states that the state tourism understands the current situation of travellers who were under lockdown for quite some time now.
Keeping such points in mind, the MPTB is promoting places of tourist interest such as Ujjain, Panchmari, Amarkantak, Bandhavgarh, Kanha and Mandu, among others. The campaign highlights the prime factors of all these historic destinations in MP. The campaign further highlights all the key attractions of all these destinations.
With the help of this campaign, the tourism board wishes to build the confidence of tourists. The board has also designed several interesting tour packages keeping safety of travellers in mind. From stay to excursion, everything will be planned according to the COVID-19 situation. Not only this, the tourism board has also introduced short two to three nights road trip itineraries to save people from boredom of a weekend.

Jun 26, 2020

Eiffel Tower Reopens After 104 Days

Marking a milestone in France's recovery from a coronavirus lockdown, the Eiffel Tower reopened to visitors after its longest ever closure in peace time: 104 days.
Tourists trickling back to Paris were delighted to find the landmark open when some other attractions in the French capital remain closed.
The Louvre Museum will reopen in July.
Of the tower's three decks, only the first two were reopened.
The tower lost 27 million euros ($30 million) from the lockdown that started in March.

Jun 06, 2020

Chhattisgarh CM Seeks Centre's Approval for 'Ram Van Gaman Path' Tourism Plan

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has urged the Centre to approve the concept proposal for 'Ram Van Gaman Path' tourism circuit in the state under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.
Baghel said that the state tourism department had selected nine sites along 'Ram Van Gaman Path' and has drawn up a plan to develop them.
The state government had made allocations of Rs. 5 crore last year and Rs. 10 crore in this year's state budget for Ram Van Gaman Path.

May 15, 2020

International Tourism to Decline 60-80% in 2020: UNWTO Report

According to the latest data of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) the international tourism could decline by 60-80% in 2020 when compared with 2019 figures, due to COVID-19 pandemic outbreak which will result in loss of USD 910 billion to USD 1.2 trillion and places millions of livelihoods at risk and threatens to curtail the progress made in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
As per the latest (UNWTO) World Tourism Barometer the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a 22% fall in international tourist arrivals during the 1st quarter(3 months) of 2020.

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