Mysuru: The new year has brought good tidings with it for the tourism industry.
The city hotels reported above 95% occupancy rate during the weekend. Amid Omicron scare, the hotel and tourism sectors, which are considered the backbone of the Mysuru economy, were able to attract customers. In Mysuru, around 10,300 hotel rooms are available in 415 hotels.
According to the hotel industry sources, around 40% of the tourists were from four southern states i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Majority of tourists are from within the state. All the hotels had occupancy above 95%, explained C Narayana Gowda, president of Mysuru District Hotel Owners’ Association. “By Monday, the tourists returned and the occupancy rate on Monday was around 50%,” he said. He also observed that fear of new variants continues to haunt the sector although the tourist footfall was better at the beginning of the new year.
The number of visitors to the Mysuru palace also proved that the city witnessed a huge tourist flow. On January 1, as many as 10,215 tourists visited the palace. On Sunday, January 2, as many as 10,163 tourists visited the palace, the main attraction of the city. Among the visitors 1,912 were children, 32 were students, and 21 were foreigners.
Meanwhile, since October, the monthly visitors to the Mysuru palace remained above the 1 lakh mark which is the highest since April 2020. In October 2021, 1,73,834 tourists visited the palace. In November, this number was 1,51,234. In December 2021, 1,59,783 tourists visited the palace. On December 26, 14,411 tourists and on December 25, 13,559 tourists visited the palace.
The city hotels reported above 95% occupancy rate during the weekend. Amid Omicron scare, the hotel and tourism sectors, which are considered the backbone of the Mysuru economy, were able to attract customers. In Mysuru, around 10,300 hotel rooms are available in 415 hotels.
According to the hotel industry sources, around 40% of the tourists were from four southern states i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Majority of tourists are from within the state. All the hotels had occupancy above 95%, explained C Narayana Gowda, president of Mysuru District Hotel Owners’ Association. “By Monday, the tourists returned and the occupancy rate on Monday was around 50%,” he said. He also observed that fear of new variants continues to haunt the sector although the tourist footfall was better at the beginning of the new year.
The number of visitors to the Mysuru palace also proved that the city witnessed a huge tourist flow. On January 1, as many as 10,215 tourists visited the palace. On Sunday, January 2, as many as 10,163 tourists visited the palace, the main attraction of the city. Among the visitors 1,912 were children, 32 were students, and 21 were foreigners.
Meanwhile, since October, the monthly visitors to the Mysuru palace remained above the 1 lakh mark which is the highest since April 2020. In October 2021, 1,73,834 tourists visited the palace. In November, this number was 1,51,234. In December 2021, 1,59,783 tourists visited the palace. On December 26, 14,411 tourists and on December 25, 13,559 tourists visited the palace.
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