With the promotional campaign launched by Gujarat tourism boosting the tourist count in the state, the Gujarat Tourism Corporation is revamping the infrastructure of its Toran hotels and resorts.

The tourism corporation plans to upgrade over 15 of its hotels to three star category in order to attract more tourists to various spots in Gujarat & will spend close to Rs 30 crore on the renovation of these hotels. The tourism corporation has 274 rooms as part of hotels, guest houses and resorts across the state.

"While many new private hotels have announced their projects in Ahmedabad, there will be a gestation period before they begin operation. The hotels have been revamped to make them like star-category hotels with modern facilities," a senior official of Gujarat Tourism Corporation said.

Facilities like airconditioned suites, banquets and conference halls, restaurants, mini club house, party plots and reception lounge are being added to the hotels. Work for the hotels is underway at Porbandar, Palitana and Pavagadh and will be opened in February while those in Dwarka and Junagadh will be opened in November. New hotels have been planned in Siddhpur and Mandvi, which will be inaugurated in 2013. The corporate recently opened renovated hotels at Saputara and Gandhi Ashram.

Gujarat government will come out with a policy to facilitate tourists stay at home of rural people, who will be trained, assisted and equipped to host tourists from the country and abroad. A tourism ministry official said that the move is specifically for tourist places in remote areas having few hotels. Such 'Home Stay' facilities already exist in states like Kerala and Delhi, where locals rent one or more of their rooms to travellers.

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