Private residences across India open their doors to the COVID-weary
The Hindu
During the pandemic, home owners monetise their second homes — from weekend getaways to empty houses — to holiday-makers on the lookout for new, private and safe properties that offer panoramic views of Nature
As soon as Ashish Gupta surveyed the polished heirloom furniture, carpets and books inside the empty mountain side cottage, on a tea estate in Kodaikanal, he felt its potential. The owners of the house had left when COVID-19 struck and moved to the city to join the family. A hospitality entrepreneur, Ashish is on the lookout for properties — private residences and second homes that are empty— to manage and promote, to a clientele restless to get away from the restrictions of the pandemic.
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