Shimla: A large number of tourists are moving to the mountains to get rid of the scorching heat in the plains of the country. After the summer holidays in the schools of plain states, the tourist places of Himachal Pradesh buzz with tourists.
Shimla, Manali, Kasauli, Chail, Lahaul Spiti and Kinnaur are buzzing with tourists. There has also been an increase in the number of foreign tourists.
Occupancy in hotels is running at 80 to 90 percent. There has been a huge increase in the booking of rooms in the hotels of Shimla on other days of the week besides the weekend.
In the hotels of Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC), bookings on weekends are close to 90 percent. By renovating the HPTDC hotels, changes are being made on the lines of private hotels. Due to all these works, there will be an increase in the booking of HPTDC hotels.
Due to the heat in the plains, people are now arriving in Himachal Pradesh to visit, while he said that a large number of tourists are coming from the country as well as from abroad.