Srinagar, March 17: Kashmir region’s travel and tour operators on Thursday held a meeting with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kashmir (CCIK) to discuss ta wide range of issues faced by the travel operators.
According to a statement issued to Ziraat Times, Senior Vice Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Hoteliers Club Riyaz Ahmed Shahdad, Sonmarg Hoteliers Club President Farooq Hafiz, Gulmarg Hoteliers Club Secretary President Manzoor Ahmed, Secretary General Haseeb Renzu also attended the meeting. Travel Association heads from TASK, TAAK, JKTA, PILTOF, ATOAK, UTTA, TTIG, AKTO, DTOAK, TAFOK, TAAI-JK, IATO – JK, ADTOI-JK attended the meeting.
During the meeting, the Valley travel operators said they need to be prefered over outside agents while making hotel bookings of their guests. President CCIK Tariq Rashid Ghani convened the meeting.All heads of the travel associations apprised the hoteliers about the problems they were facing while making the hotel bookings of their guests, the statement added.
They said the Hoteliers need to give preference to the local travel agents while confirming the bookings and keeping room inventory for them. They also demanded fixed tariffs for the entire seasons and urged them to desisit from changing it on regular basis.On the occasion, CCIK President assured the travel agents that he would take up the issues with hotel associations so that local travel agents are benefited.
The CCIK President said he would hold another meeting with the hotel associations to streamline the trade, the statement added.
