The Mysore hotel and restaurants association on Saturday came out with a strong plea before the state government to create a ‘South India tourism zone’ comprising Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and implement a uniform tax policy to prevent tourists from paying more money and flooding the states where tax rates are low.
Making an introductory speech, conference president and hotelier M Rajendra quoted instances of Tamil Nadu and Kerala where entry tax per bus ranges between Rs2,000 and Rs3,000 whereas Karnataka charges Rs16,000. Reduction in this tax will automatically boost the inflow of tourists in turn boosting the hotel business in Karnataka, he pointed out, adding that hoteliers intend on doing business and providing good facilities to people
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