MANALI: Quenching the thirst of tourism industry of Manali, which had been plagued by slowdown, large number of tourists have belatedly thronged here for New Year celebration and the town has been jammed with the crowd of visitors from all over the country.
Most of the hotels are fully occupied, while others doing better than the average business. People involved in tourism business were shocked after lean Christmas season. But, unexpected flow of tourists has brought back smiles on their faces. Thousands of tourists have thronged Solang, Hadimba Temple, Vashisht and all tourist places of Manali. Recent snowfall has also proved fruitful for Manali, which is attracting more and more tourists.
Over three dozen luxury and ordinary buses plying on Delhi-Manali route are already booked for next few days and tourists are facing problems in reaching Manali. Most of them are opting for personal cars and tourist cabs. "All Volvo buses to Manali had already been booked and we had to spend Rs 5,000 more to hire a car on Saturday evening," Vikram Seth from Delhi said, who is in Manali along with his family for New Year celebrations.
Over 10,000 tourists on Sunday reached Solang valley, the snow point of Manali. Even more tourists are expected on December 31. Fearing overcrowd in Srinagar, Joshi family from Ahmadabad decided to visit Manali at the last stage. "Our travel agent suggested us to visit either Shimla or Manali and we opted for Manali. We had lot of fun during snowfall but had not expected the crowd here," Ashish Joshi said.
According to data from Manali green tax barrier, number of vehicles entering the area has increased many folds in last two days. Seeing the crowd of tourists, Manali Beopar Mandal decided to open the market on Sunday, which otherwise remains closed. Good flow of tourists seems like healing the wounds of tourism entrepreneurs who have made special arrangements for New Year celebrations.
While private hotels have arranged for DJ parties and Himachal folk dance, the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) is organizing New Year party at its Club house in Manali. HPTDC assistant general manager Mohan Lal Sharma said couple can enjoy delicious food, couple games and folk dances on New Year eve and 2013 Miss Queen contest would be the main attraction, he said.
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