As per the report of the ‘Working Group on Tourism’ for the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017) set up by the Planning Commission, for a projected annual growth of 12% in the tourism sector, the requirement of additional hotel rooms under classified category in 2016 over 2010 is estimated to be 1,90,108.
The Ministry of Tourism had got a study conducted by M/s ACNielsen ORG-MARG Pvt. Ltd. As per this study, 1,81,596 hotel rooms were required per annum at 54 identified locations in the country in 2006.
The Ministry of Tourism had got another study conducted in 2009 by the Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (IITTM) Gwalior. As per this study, on an average 40,190 hotel rooms were required per day for the tourists visiting Delhi during the Commonwealth Games, 2010.
The expansion/growth of hotel industry in the country is a continuous process. The Union Government has constituted a ‘Hospitality Development and Promotion Board’ (HDPB) in January, 2011 to facilitate the clearances required by hotel projects in a time bound manner and to accelerate the expansion/growth of hospitality industry in the country.
Further, to encourage the growth of budget hotels, the following incentives have been announced:
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