The tourism industry came to a standstill when the Taj was closed on 17 March 2020 due to Corona infection. The record of 188 days recovered after the captive, and then again stopped in the second wave. After two years of turmoil, tourism has picked up pace.
When Corona reached the Taj Mahal, the world’s most beautiful building, the doors of the Taj were closed for tourists in lockdown. Not a day or two, but an unprecedented shutdown for 188 days brought the tourism industry with a turnover of 2500 crores to zero. Due to its passion, passion and the magic of the Taj Mahal, the tourism industry associated with the livelihood of four lakh people has recovered and has gained momentum again after the restrictions are lifted.
Due to Corona, such a magic of the Taj struck the Indian tourists who had avoided traveling for two years that now the Taj has started thronging the tourists like before the Corona transition period. However, hotels, restaurants, emporiums, handicrafts and other businesses are growing slowly.
Four lakh people are associated with tourism business
Four lakh people are directly or indirectly dependent on the tourism business in Tajnagri. Agra’s tourism business started getting affected with the outbreak of corona infection in China in January 2020. The Archaeological Survey of India had closed the monuments across the country from March 17, 2020, on the arrival of Corona in the country.
Before closing the memorial, the government had suspended visa service and then international flights. The Taj Mahal was opened after a record closure of 188 days, but the tourism industry had come to a standstill. Hotel operators did not even open their hotels due to non-availability of tourists.
After the second wave of Corona ended in June, hotel operators started opening hotels slowly from the tourist season of October and by December, more than 300 units were opened. The graph of the number of tourists increased from December itself, but again in January due to the third wave, the number of tourists decreased. In March, the tourism industry started gaining momentum again on Holi.
craze of taj mahal
When the government removed the restrictions imposed due to corona infection, the Taj Mahal was flooded with tourists. After Holi, when the conditions became normal, the magic of the Taj started showing. In just three days, more than one lakh tourists reached the Taj. The tourists who are now reaching for the sight of the Taj Mahal, have given hope to the tourism industry that soon the old days will return.
Lion Safari with Taj
Agra’s tourism industry has also taken a new initiative to touch the heights before the Corona era. Traveling to Agra, which was limited to Taj, Fort and Sikri, combined the adventure of ruggedness with the tour of Agra and created a new circuit with Lion Safari, Etawah. In this, along with the roar of lions, migratory birds chirping in Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary were also included. Elephant Hospital in Churmura and Bear Conservation Center in Keetham.
In this way, after seeing the Taj Mahal, the tourists of Delhi NCR are reaching Lion Safari in Etawah in 90 minutes from Agra Lucknow Expressway. Due to this circuit in two months, not only the Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, but also the Lion Safari is attracting more than a thousand tourists in the weekend.
new hopes now
Hotel and Restaurant Association President Rakesh Chauhan said that the tourism industry went through the worst phase ever since it regained consciousness, but it passed like a nightmare. Now there are new hopes. New avenues are opening up. The way of business has changed and among the many variants of Corona, it is expected that the movement of tourists will remain intact.
now start movement
Vice President of Tourism Guild, Rajiv Saxena said that the handicraft industry was the most affected in the tourism industry. Thousands of artisans of Gokulpura, Tajganj were forced to change trade due to non-availability of work. Now the movement of foreign tourists has started, it is expected that the handicraft industry will flourish again.
moving forward in a new way
Hotel Honors Association President Ramesh Wadhwa said that Corona infection has taken away a lot, but we are Indians, not only came out of this bad phase but also understood the change in business. Now in a new way, according to the new requirements with technology, hotels and restaurants are being operated.
have to be independent
Sandeep Arora, president of Agra Tourism Development Foundation, said that there was a need to expect from the government, but the attitude shown by the central and state governments, it seemed that one has to stand on one’s own feet. We did that too. The government helped all the industries including MSME, agriculture, but we can say that we are self-sustaining and running the business in some way.
Expansion
When Corona reached the Taj Mahal, the world’s most beautiful building, the doors of the Taj were closed for tourists in lockdown. Not a day or two, but an unprecedented shutdown for 188 days brought the tourism industry with a turnover of 2500 crores to zero. Due to its passion, passion and the magic of the Taj Mahal, the tourism industry associated with the livelihood of four lakh people has recovered and has gained momentum again after the restrictions are lifted.
Due to Corona, such a magic of the Taj struck the Indian tourists who had avoided traveling for two years that now like before the Corona transition period, the crowd of tourists has started gathering at the Taj. However, hotels, restaurants, emporiums, handicrafts and other businesses are growing slowly.
Four lakh people are associated with tourism business
Four lakh people are directly or indirectly dependent on the tourism business in Tajnagri. Agra’s tourism business started getting affected with the outbreak of corona infection in China in January 2020. The Archaeological Survey of India had closed the monuments across the country from March 17, 2020, on the arrival of Corona in the country.
