Foreign and domestic tourists coming to Chandigarh have to put up with lack of adequate number of budget hotels and guest houses. The number of high-end hotels in the city is much higher and is set to go up further with nearly a dozen hotels coming up in industrial area.
This is one reason why despite an increase in number of tourists coming to the city, the number of tourists coming in for overnight stay continues to be low, with the city acting as a gateway to popular tourist places in Himachal.
In fact the number of domestic tourists opting for overnight stay in the city registered a dip from 9,99,397 to 9,67,102 between 2008 and 2010. The city has a total of 43 hotels (tariff of Rs 700-15,000) even as there are only 10 guest houses (tariff of Rs 200-15,00), while the number of budget hotels (tariff of Rs 60 to 800) has not increased from the figure of 16 in recent years. "The neighbouring states of Himachal and Haryana have several guest houses catering to employees of different organizations and the general public, who may not like to spend much on hotel stay.
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