The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has decided to foray into the hotel sector for the first time in Orissa. Amlan Kumar Biswas, General Manager, IRCTC (East Zone) said that the company would set up budget hotels as part of its tourism promotion activities in Orissa.
Accordingly, IRCTC will begin work on a budget hotel in Bhubaneswar from October 2, 2011, the land for which has been allotted near the Bhubaneswar railway station. The 100-room hotel will have a restaurant and the room tariff will range between Rs 500 and Rs 700. Land has also been sought from the government for setting up another hotel in Puri.
The IRCTC plans to set up the hotel on build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis. “Once the construction is done through tender process, the hotel will be handed over on a long-term lease of 30 years,” Biswas said.
IRCTC also held discussions with the Department of Tourism, Government of Orissa on using government-run Panthanivases and Yatrinivases for promoting rail tour and holiday packages. “We also had a meeting with tourism authorities on using state-run hotels for accommodation of IRCTC tourists,” he said.
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