AGRA: Pandemic-struck tourism sector of Agra heaved a sigh of relief Wednesday because the town’s cash spinner, Taj Mahal, and other historic sites re-opened following a gap of 3 months.
Now those linked to the tourism sector are hoping to get a change in their fortunes, that have been struck by a whopping fall of 84 percent in tourist footfall at UP at 2020.
In Agra, the footfall increased by 75 percent, since the 3 world heritage sites stayed closed for nearly nine weeks as the pandemic broke out this past year.
Based on UP’s tourism section figures, the country received 8.70 crore vacationers in 2020, for example 8.90 lakh overseas nationals, in comparison with 54.06 crore at 2019.
Approximately 47.45 lakh foreigners had seen the country that year.According into UP’s tourism section figures, the nation received 8.70 crore vacationers in 2020, for example 8.90 lakh overseas nationals, in comparison with 54.06 crore at 2019.
Approximately 47.45 lakh foreigners had seen the nation the year.
Agra has been the worst-affected because footfall was smallest ever in its current history.
“We do not find a rosy picture for the tourism sector in near future since the vaccination drive from the nation is under enormous pressure and attaining herd resistance appears a distant dream,” states Tourism Guild Agra vice president, Rajiv Saxena.While at 2019, 1.08 crore tourists, such as 16.80 lakh foreigners seen town, the figures came back into 26.97 lakh, for example 4.47 lakh thieves, at 2020.
Following Agra, the Prime Minister’s constituency of Varanasi Understands the most overseas vacationers in Uttar Pradesh.
However, additionally, it saw a enormous dip in 3.5 lakh at 2019 into 1.06 lakh this past year.
Vice president (operations) Jaypee Palace resort and Convention Centre, Agra, Hari Sukumar, stated,”The hospitality industry has endured enormous revenue losses.
We are in reality fighting for our survival and it is sad that there’s been no assistance from the central and state authorities.” He explained Agra alone has witnessed a reduction of more than 800 crore in earnings between the 2 lockdowns and more than 5,500 individuals have lost their jobs in the hospitality industry alone.
Based on ASI officers, a complete 1,919 tourists such as 67 kids visited Taj Mahal on Wednesday.
But, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri recorded quite low footfall as just 221 and 75 vacationers visited the temples on the first evening of re-opening.
“We do not find a rosy picture for the tourism sector in near future since the vaccination drive from the nation is under enormous pressure and attaining herd resistance looks a distant dream,” states Tourism Guild Agra vice president, Rajiv Saxenasaid Based on ASI officers, a complete 1,919 tourists such as 67 kids visited Taj Mahal on Wednesday.
But, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri recorded quite low footfall as just 221 and 75 vacationers visited the temples on the first evening of re-opening.