Hotel Industry Awaits Police
Permission Ahead Of Christmas & New Year Eve
Mumbai: For over a month since
demonetization, hotels and restaurants in the city have witnessed a major slack
in business and are hopeful of making up for it during the Christmas and New
Year celebrations. With the Christmas Eve being just a few hours away, hotels
have started gearing up for celebrations to try and make the best of what is
left of the year. However, the industry is still awaiting permissions from
Police for the extension of relaxation of timings for celebrations.
“It has been a dull couple of months
not just for hoteliers, but for everyone in the city. Christmas would have been
the perfect time to bring some cheer. But with Christmas just a few hours away,
and permissions not in place we may not be able to maximise the opportunity. We
are now appealing to the authorities to give early permissions for New Year Eve
Celebrations,” says Mr Dilip Datwani, President, Hotel and Restaurant
Association of Western India (HRAWI).
The association has written to the Police
Commissioner to provide an early permission so that the hoteliers can make the
best arrangements and guests are able to enjoy a great evening.
“The Christmas and New Year
celebrations are perhaps the biggest of all social celebrations in Mumbai.
However this year we are both sceptical and hopeful about how it will turn out
for us. With demonetization effects still lingering, there is uncertainty about
how things will pan out. At the same time, the industry is also hopeful because
this is the one time of the year that hotels and restaurants get to capitalize
on the celebrations,” he says.
“We want to make sure that we are
fully prepared at our end and leave no card unturned to ensure a great evening
for our guests. Hence, we have requested the authorities to grant us
relaxations in timings of operations on the nights of 24th, 25th
and 31st of December, 2016 at the earliest. We are hopeful that the
authorities would be little more considerate and grant us the permissions. The
city could do with a bit of cheer in these wintry times,” he concludes.
About Hotel &
Restaurant Association Western India (HRAWI)
The Hotel and Restaurant Association (Western India)
is a 66 years old Association of Hotels and Restaurants in Western India. Its
members include smaller Hotels up to 5-Star Deluxe categories. The bulk of its
members like any growth economy are made up of budget hotels. HRAWI covers
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa and the Union
Territories of Daman, Diu & Silvassa, and is considered to be the voice of
the Hotel Industry. The association is part of the national body of Federation
of the Hotels & Restaurants Associations of India (FHRAI), located in New
Delhi, which was originally founded in Mumbai in 1950 by the late Mr. J.R.D.
Tata.
For more
information about the association please visit: www.hrawi.com
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