In this episode TravelTV.News focuses on:
- Foreign tourist arrivals in May up by 19 percent
- The GST Council has considered revision of tax on hotel rooms and has now charged 28% tax on hotels that charge Rs 7,500 and above as room tariff per day. Rooms with daily tariff from Rs 2,000 to Rs 7,500 will pay 18% tax
- Cox and Kings launches 4 holiday clubs in New Delhi
- To improve its ancillary revenue , SpiceJet has announced its e-commerce venture SpiceStyle. The portal is expected to rake in additional revenues worth Rs 150 crore in the first year
- To give a fillip to tourism in the state, J&K will be offering 50% rebate on lodging and transport
We interviewed:
- RASHMI VERMA, Tourism Secretary-Ministry of Tourism, Government of India
- FAROOQ AHMAD SHAH, Secretary Tourism, Government of Jammu & Kashmir
- KARAN ANAND, Head – Relations, Cox & Kings