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Updated March 11, 2020 at 8:02 p. m. IST
As a result of the coronavirus fear, major tourist destinations and UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Mumbai have seen a sharp drop in tourism.
As a result of the coronavirus crisis, major tourist destinations and UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Mumbai have seen a sharp drop in tourism, especially from foreigners, players said on Wednesday. This comes even as the first two cases of coronavirus have been shown in Mumbai. .
Top attractions such as Ajanta and Ellora in Aurangabad, the Elephanta Caves in the Raigad district, and one of the country’s most photographed landmarks, the Gateway of India, are abandoned by tourists amid concerns over the viral outbreak.
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Compared to the previous number of tourists, the city has received fewer tourists since December.
A co-founder of a hiking company told ANI: “The hiking and hospitality industry is in the doldrums. Small tour operators are hit the hardest, as are large ones. The situation looks rosy with more cases of COVID-19 detected. “
Another owner of an excursion company claimed that “people are panicking unnecessarily” and added: “Although my bookings in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh have not been affected to a great extent, the situation for overseas excursions is bleak. Due to the “postponements,” my estimated more than 75% of those affected are taken through industry.
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“The Ajanta and Ellora caves are popular with Hindus, Buddhists and Jains in India, but the national influx has plummeted. Buddhist hikers from China, Japan, Thailand and other Far Eastern countries for whom this excursion is important, the influx is now almost zero,” the agent added.
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Maharashtra Tour Operators Association (MTOA) Secretary-General Chetan Dunakhe admitted that foreign arrivals to Mumbai, from where they head to the rest of the state and the rest of the country, have been severely affected.
“February-March is our peak booking season for the summer tourist onslaught due to the school and university holidays from mid-April to mid-June. Everyone is keeping their projects ‘on hold’ until the stage crystallizes,” Dunakhe added.
Other places such as Ratnagiri’s Ganpatipule Beach resorts, Alibaug, Murud-Janjira (Raigad), Palghar, Thane, hill stations such as Matheran (Raigad), Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani (Satara) and others have noticed a slight increase of 10-15%. Seasonal bookings.
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Published on March 11, 2020 at 8:02 p. m. IST
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