Press Release
A meeting was convened by Federation of Hospitality and Tourism of Rajasthan (FHTR) of all the tourism related organisations and associations at the Spice Court. This was an initiative by President FHTR and Hotel & Restaurant Association of Rajasthan (HRAR) Kuldeep Singh Chandela. Speaking on the occasion, he said that the objective of the meeting was for all the organisations to work in a cohesive and concerted manner for representing their issues to the State as well as the Union Government. In this context, he said that a comprehensive Vision Document will be prepared, wherein all the issues and suggestions will be outlined. This will facilitate and enable the Department of Tourism (DoT) as well as other related departments to take forward the tourism industry in a planned manner.
Present on the occasion were representatives of the following organisations: Sr Vice President, Surendra Singh Shahpura, Vice President, Khalid Khan, Secretary, CA Virendra Singh, Treasurer Rishipal Singh and Joint Secretary Tarun Bansal of FHTR; Secretary, Gaj Singh, Joint Secretary, Prithvi Singh of Indian Heritage Hotels Association (IHHA); President, Mahendra Singh, Secretary, Mohan Singh of Rajasthan Association of Tour Operators (RATO); Vice President, Satinder Pal Singh, Joint Secretary, Ranvijay Singh of Hotel & Restaurant Association of Rajasthan (HRAR); President, Narendra Singh Rathore of Tourist Guides Federation of India (TGFI); President, Yogendra Singh, Secretary, Kamal Doi of Federation of Rajasthan Tour Operators (FRTO); Secretary, Virendra Shekhawat of Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI); President, Husain Khan, Secretary, Sailesh Pradhan, Treasurer, Sandeep Gogia of Hotel Federation of Rajasthan (HFR); President, Gajendra Luniwal, Secretary, Rahul Agarwal of Hotel Association of Jaipur (HAJ).
Other issues raised pertained to cleanliness and hygiene, safety of solo women travellers, enhancing the beautification of the city and promoting new destinations. A suggestion was also received to obtain the feedback from tourists about what they feel about the State. All members were of the view that with a ‘double-engine’ Government, this was the most appropriate time to give an impetus to the tourism industry.
The event concluded with a vote of thanks given by Sr Vice President of FHTR, Surendra Singh Shahpura