Ram Subhag Singh, Commissioner Tourism and MD Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation while addressing Indian Association of Tour Operators meeting at New Delhi today said HP Govt. is making all efforts to start flights of bigger air crafts at Kullu airport and the services will be started during current summer season.
Singh informed that State Government will start helli taxi service to the tribal and picturesque valleys to attract high spending tourists and show case them the inner Himalayan regions of the state.
Naldehra golf course would be expanded from present 9 holes to 18 holes and Panchkarma and Ayurvedic rejuvenation programmes would be started in all the HPTDC hotels.
Panchkarma facilities have been started in Hotel Holiday Home Shimla and Chail Palace units of the corporation will be covered under the facility soon.
HP tourism department will organise Fan Trips to tour operators who contribute maximum business to Himachal tourism and corporation will provide agents 15% commission of the business generated upto 2 lakhs while the commission on business between 2 lakhs to 8 lakhs will be 17% and the maximum 20% commission will be provided to tour operators who generates business above 8 lakhs rupees per annum.
I hope the required infrastucture is in place to make bigger aircrafts land at the airport. Recently the trial run of MDLR Airlines failed at the same airport when it tried to land a 70 seat aircraft.
The govt in its zeal to land bigger aircrafts must not compromise on passanger security. The topography at Bhuntar gives me creeps when the aircraft lands. One small miss and the plane may fell in the river!!