Shimla. With the beginning of the holy festival of Shardiya Navratri, there is a strong boom in the tourism business of Himachal Pradesh. Due to fresh snowfall in the higher reaches of the state and the beginning of this festival season, bumper influx of tourists has started at all the major tourist places of the state. For the second consecutive weekend in the month of October, 60 to 80 percent of the rooms in the hotels of the state have been booked, the faces of the tourism businessmen have regained their glow.
Tourist activity increased at major tourist destinations
The number of tourists is continuously increasing at famous tourist places in the country and abroad like Shimla, Manali and Dharamshala. During these days of Navratri, a large number of tourists from West Bengal have started moving to Himachal. The increasing influx of Bengali tourists this season has given a new dimension and momentum to local tourism activities.
Tourists are also arriving from neighboring states
Due to the promotion of weekend tourism, a large number of tourists from Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and the national capital Delhi are also coming to enjoy the pleasant weather and mountains. Amidst this festive atmosphere and the changed weather in the hilly areas, people are making the hill stations of Himachal their first choice to spend their holidays. The positive impact of this increasing number of tourists is clearly visible not only on the hotel business but also on the taxi operators and restaurant businessmen, which has raised a lot of expectations among the businessmen about the coming days.
