Assam govt ties up with MakeMyTrip to promote tourism

New Delhi:  Online travel firm MakeMyTrip’s alternate accommodation platform ‘Rightstay’ on Friday signed a pact with the Assam Tourism Development Corporation to promote the concept of homestays in the state.
In order to promote local tourism in the state, Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) intends to encourage organised, community based, environmentally and socially responsible homestays across the region, MakeMyTrip said in a statement.
As per the MoU, Rightstay will lend its expertise to the state’s tourism body to jointly promote homestays and enhance tourism in the state through packages for Assam, it added.
Commenting on the development, MakeMyTrip Growth Business Senior Vice President Deepak Tuli said: “We look to grow aggressively in Assam and become the first OTA to heavily promote upcoming regions and homestays in the state.”
The state is a travel-friendly destination around the year and MakeMyTrip looks forward to making it one of the top markets for Rightstay, he added.
“The focus area is to encourage rural and semi-urban people to participate in tourism and self-generate income by managing a homestay,” ATDC MD Anurag Singh said.
The focus area is to encourage rural and semi-urban people to participate in tourism and self-generate income by managing a homestay, he added.
All homestays registered with the ATDC will receive technical support in the form of inventory management and software applications to ensure seamless booking procedures, from Rightstay, the statement said.
Both the ATDC and Rightstay will also jointly conduct educational and training sessions for registered Homestays. (PTI)