Tourist footfall on the rise in Mysuru despite low-key Dasara

Occupancy rate of 60 per cent from October 10 to 15 in hotels

The Naada Habba Dasara may be a low-key event in view of the pandemic but the stakeholders in the tourism sector are optimistic of an improvement in their financial and economic situation.

For, not withstanding the Government’s decision to scale down this year’s festival, the hospitality industry is witnessing a surge in accommodation bookings. In Mysury city alone which is home to nearly 180 to 200 hotels, there is an occupancy rate of 60 per cent from October 10 to 15. In all, there are about 8,000 rooms catering to different segments of tourists and about 60 per cent of them are booked, which is an encouraging sign, according to C. Narayana Gowda of the Hotel Owners Association in Mysuru.

He said this is almost equal to the bookings that used to take place during the pre-pandemic times and in case the third wave was averted, they are optimistic of better fortunes by as early as December 2021.