With a view to attract more tourists to Himachal Pradesh and enable them to enjoy the entire wintry weather in the winter months, the HP Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (HPTDC) has announced 20% to 30% Winter discount from 15th November, 2010 to 8th April, 2011 in all its 57 Hotels on room tariff located in the State. This was disclosed by Vineet Kumar, Managing Director of the Corporation. 

Managing Director further said that HPTDC was also floating attractive packages for X-Mass and New Year Eve ceremonies from 23.12.2010 to 2.1.2011, since the above discount would not be applicable for these dates in The Peterhoff & The Holiday Home, Shimla, The Palace-Chail, The Apple Blossom-Fagu, The Golf-Glade-Naldehra, The Apple Cart Inn- Kiarighat, The Pinewood-Barog, The Dhauladhar-Dharamsala, The Bhagsu, (Mcleodganj) Dharamsala, The Manimahesh-Dalhousie, The Log Huts, The Orchards Hut, The Hadimba Cottage, The Hamta Huts, The Kunzam, The Rohtang, Manalsu, The Beas, Manali, The Castle, Naggar, The Silvermoon and The Sarvari, Kullu. No discount will, however, be available on dormitory accommodation, he added. 

As the discount varies from Hotel to Hotel, the tourists can have complete details on HPTDC Website: www:hptdc.nic.in. The tourists also can avail instant reservation facilities of Hotels and transport services 'On line' through HPTDC website. For immediate Hotel Contacts/Reservation, the guests can SMS 'HPTDC' followed by space and name of location to 56300