ETW Staff– Mumbai
In a bid to aggressively promote Incredible India Bed & Breakfast / Homestays concept, Northern India office of ministry of tourism, Government of India has conducted multiple sensitisation work shops across northern India. In coordination with the state governments, northern India office of MoT organised these road shows in 10 cities viz. Delhi, Varanasi, Jaipur, Agra, Shimla, Srinagar, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Dehradun and Faridabad. Industry stakeholders i.e. owners of existing B&B establishments, travel agents, hotel management institutes, state government / union territories tourism officials, etc., actively participated in these road shows.
Hotels and other supplementary accommodation are an integral part of a tourist’s visit to a place and the services offered by them can make their visit memorable. With the aim of providing comfortable homestay facilities of standardised stay services to the tourists, and to supplement the availability of accommodation in the metros and tourist destinations, ministry of tourism will classify fully operational rooms of Bed & Breakfast/ Homestay Facilities as ‘Incredible India Bed & Breakfast/ Homestay Establishments’.
The basic idea is to provide a clean and affordable place for foreigners and domestic tourists alike including an opportunity for foreign tourists to stay with an Indian family to experience Indian customs and traditions and relish authentic Indian cuisine. Households approved under this scheme can generate there lively hood and provide employment to the others in the service chain. This also enables domestic as well as foreign tourists to live in a homely environment and to take advantage of the scheme.
