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IATO Execs Face to Face with India Government
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The IATO representatives met to thank her for clearing the Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) for the service providers.
Additionally they thanked her for the 5 lakh free e-Tourist Visas for foreign tourists, and for granting loans and to seek more support from the government for the revival of tourism and to resolve pending issues.
This will greatly help the Indian tour operators to compete with neighboring countries to attract more tourists to India.
The issues that were raised with the Hon. Minister were to retain SEIS Scrips percentage of 7 percent which has been given to the tour operators for last couple of years. They mentioned that IATO has been requesting to increase the percentage to 10 percent, and it should be retained to 7 percent if it cannot be increased. They also said there should not be any capping, and SEIS to tour operators should be released without any compromise on the percentage.
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NEW DELHI: : India could soon reopen its doors to foreign tourists from countries where the Covid situation is under control, by following all required health protocol.
Government officials on Thursday said inter-ministerial talks are on for a “calibrated resumption of tourist visas on a country-specific basis”. Owing to Covid, India had in last March suspended most visas issued to foreigners. Later, it allowed foreigners with certain visa types except tourist to travel here.
“It is crucial to reopen India to international tourists. We are doing below-average-rate business. Hotels in leisure destinations (like Goa, Rajasthan and Kerala) have 65% to 70% occupancy because of strong revenge travel by domestic travellers. City hotels have 30%-35% occupancy and overall occupancy is about 50%,” said Nakul Anand, ITC executive director and chairman of Federation of Associations of Indian Tourism and Hospitality.