DECEMBER 2020 Vol: 2 Issue 10 Pages 32 `20 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF HOTEL & RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION (WESTERN INDIA) FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY REOPENING THE DOORS OF TOURISM DESTINATIONS 2 HRA Today December 2019 My Dear Members, business while many others are still wish to begin with congratulating contemplating. If you have reopened you on the Maharashtra Govern- for business, it is your Association’s ment’s decision to award Hospi- strong recommendation to follow all I the guidelines and take all possible tality the status of industry. This is a massive win for all of our fraternity precautionary measures to safeguard and which will help us especially now, the health of our guests. We cannot during our time of distress. I cannot afford to let our guards down especial- assert enough on how much the As- ly now when several States are issuing sociation is indebted to the relentless alerts against the rising numbers of efforts made by the previous Office COVID19 cases. Bearers to have made this possible. We may witness a temporary setback The Association, its members and I again due to the travel restrictions thank each and every one of them. and conditions laid down by respec- This was followed by the Madhya tive States for controlling the spread. Pradesh State Government’s an- It is holiday season and which usually nouncement to offer a waiver on the is the time of the year when the indus- excise license fee. The order came only try looks at generating good revenues. days ahead of Diwali and came as a However this year is different and we good relief to the Hospitality indus- all sail in the same boat. With no FTAs try in the State. The fee waiver will be and an apprehensive domestic travel- applicable pro-rata from the month ler, the only way to make guests feel of April 2020 until August 2020 on welcome is by instilling confidence account of the lockdown. The HRAWI through thorough diligence. We are through its local representative As- aware that most of you are following sociation played a pivotal role in per- the protocols while many others have suading the Government in agreeing gone above and beyond to ensure to offer the waiver and the HRAWI is guests feel safe and taken care of. The pursuing other States to follow suit. HRAWI thanks its members for their Congratulations to the hoteliers and support and wishes them the very best restaurateurs of MP. for the times to come. Sherry Bhatia As of today, quite a few member ho- tels and restaurants have reopened for President - HRAWI NEW MEMBERS he Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) continues to expand its membership Tbase across the western reaches of India. In the recent past, the Association has added hotels, restaurants, and other affiliates from Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh among other states. The Association’s continued efforts and support for the hospitality industry in the regions under its ambit have helped its membership base grow exponentially. HOTELS Name of the Establishmet Address Opp. Rajpath Club, Sarhej Gandhinagar Highway, Next to Gordhan Ginger Satellite Thal, Ahemdabad,Gujarat - 380054 Adjacent to hotel Le-Royale, Near ashok meadows society, Maan Rd, Hotel Dortn Phase 1, Hinjewadi Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjawadi, Pune - 411057 Plot No.10 Opp. Infosys, Phase 1, Hinjewadi Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Bizz Tamanna Hotel Park, Hinjawadi, Pune - 411057 Plot No.16, Phase 2, Hinjewadi Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjawadi, Grand Tamanna Hotel, Pune - 411057 Novotel Weikfield It City Infopark, Viman Nagar Rd, Pune, 411014 SP 25 Lot No 65 S No 129 Part, 130 A , Dasve Road Village Dasve Opp Antariksh Resort Dasve View Point, Taluka Mulshi, Disrict, Lavasa Village Dasve, Post Mose Budruk Taluka Mulshi, Panshet - Ghol Rd, Ekaant Hotel Lavasa. Plot No DX 12,Thane - Belapur Road D’ Zone Bonsari, Village, TTC Hotel Yogi Midtown Industrial Area, Turbhe, Navi Mumbai Radisson Blu Resort Cavelossim, Beach, Mobor Beach, Goa 403001 Atmantan Wellness Resorts 277, Village Palse, Tamhini Ghar Road, Mulshi, Pune - 412108 Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport ( Domestic Terminal), Off Taj Santacruz Western Express Highway, Santacruz (East) , Mumbai - 400099 Hotel Shilpa Next to R Mall, LBS Marg, Mulund Checknaka, Mulund (W) - 400080 RESTAURANTS Name of the Establishmet Address Subway High Street Phoenix, Lower Parel Satgurli Prime, Near Vaishnav Dham Temple, Bicholi Mardana, Indore, Madhya Celebration Pradesh - 452009 Ground Floor, Windsea Apts, Behind Shanti Ashram, I. C. Colony, Off New Link Kosmic Sea Lounge Rd, Borivali (W), Mumbai - 400103 ASSOCIATES Name Of The Establishmet Address B1/B2, 701, 7th Floor, Marathon Innova, Off Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Eureka Forbes Limited Lower Parel (West), Mumbai – 400 013 LisaMed Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 401-D, WIFI Park, Road No. 03, Thane - 400604 4 HRA Today DECEMBER 2020 DECEMBER 2020 PRINTER, EDITOR & PUBLISHER Siji Nair* [email protected] SECRETARY GENERAL Aspi Nallaseth Contents EXECUTIVE EDITOR Prasad M. ASSOCIATE EDITOR N. Vijayagopalan MANAGER-MARKETING Sreekanth K.S. 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All advertisements must comply with the Indian and International Advertisements Code. The publisher will not be liable for any damage or loss caused by delayed publication, error or failure of an advertisement to appear. HRA Today monthly is Edited, Printed and Published by Siji Nair, R M Nivas, TMRA F 6 Pangappara (PO) Thiruvananthapuram 28 Brands Pin 695 581. Published from Thiruvananthapuram, Printed at Akshara Offset TC 25/3230(1), Vanchiyoor, Thiruvananthapuram 695 035. Owned by Hotels and Restaurants Association (WI), Editor- Siji Nair RNI No. DELENG/2018/76917 * Responsible for selection of DECEMBER 2020 HRA Today 5 news under the PRB Act. TOURISM REOPENING THE DOORS OF TOURISM DESTINATIONS N.Vijayagopalan he negative impact of plagued by a few challenges and COVID-19 on the economy the pandemic has only aggravated Tis the most discussed topic the situation. Can we make use of ever since the pandemic hit us. the unlock phase of the economy Of the several industries severely to fix challenges that have long impacted by the pandemic, plagued the sector? tourism is on the fore front. India’s tourism revenue loss post Tourism industry which has the lockdown clamped to fight direct or indirect linkage to a Covid-19 is projected to be 10 host of key sectors, to which lakh crore, with an estimated one in every eight jobs in India five crore people losing their is directly or indirectly linked, jobs. This being the case, it is which contributes about 40 per no wonder that the central and cent of the country’s revenue, state governments are rushing to can be rightly considered as an restart domestic tourism, given ‘engine of economic growth’. the possibility that it would be India cannot afford to have its a long time when international tourism industry struggling, tourism is back to air. However, notwithstanding any calamity. the chances of this exposing Even before the outbreak of vulnerable local communities to Covid-19, tourism industry was the coronavirus, while offering 6 HRA Today DECEMBER 2020 little reassurance to potential the carrying capacity concept and fix their ecological imbalance, travelers, cannot be overlooked, can be attempted only through while emerging destinations can unless there is a major revamping prior registration, travel permits, be saved from the looming threat of tourism policies.