Overview
Upon examining the airfare on the internet, you will discover that flights from Delhi to Bangkok are more affordable than those from Delhi to Shillong. The tour operators are now also disturbed by this scenario and are asking the government to investigate. At a conference at the International Tourism Mart, travel agencies and hotel owners asked the government to resolve the problem. According to them, flights from Delhi to Bangkok only cost INT 11,470, whilst those to locations like Shillong cost roughly INT 14,974.
If you thought flying to Bangkok was expensive, you should see how much it costs to fly from Delhi to any place in Northeast India! The costs will serve as a sobering reminder that there is no genuine savings to be had by taking domestic flights instead of international ones.
Bangkok travel is less expensive than travel from Delhi Upon examining the airfare on the internet, you will discover that flights from Delhi to Bangkok are more affordable than those from Delhi to Shillong. The tour operators are now also disturbed by this scenario and are asking the government to investigate.
At a conference at the International Tourism Mart, travel agencies and hotel owners asked the government to resolve the problem. According to them, flights from Delhi to Bangkok only cost INT 11,470, whilst those to locations like Shillong cost roughly INT 14,974.
Tour operators have reportedly told PIT that the government should intervene and impose a ceiling on the cost of domestic travel. Around fifteen tourism destinations are being created in the northeast, according to a new initiative, and religious travel is another common cause for travel.
Two initiatives, Sonora and Shillong, have been granted to Malayalam, and an estimated INT 50 crore in investment is anticipated. For the purpose of the scheme’s integrated development of specified pilgrimage sites in the northeastern states, the Ministry has sanctioned eight projects totaling around INT 256.45 crore.
In fact, Malayalam Chief Minister Conrad Sang ma also emphasized the need of utilizing the tourism potential of heritage buildings in Shillong and other districts of Malayalam. There are plans to create a small museum in the old assembly building in the capital city.
At a cost of INT 44.44 crore, the ministry of tourism has also sanctioned the construction of 22 vistas in order to provide guests with top-notch infrastructure and associated services.
Currently, sixteen airports in the northeast provide access to well-known tourist destinations. This indicates a significant increase in air connectivity in recent times. Many of the projects sanctioned under the SD 1.0 and MASHHAD plans have already been finished, according to officials.