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Mandi, December 2
Fresh snowfall has elated the hoteliers of the Kullu-Manali area, which revived their hopes of progress in the tourism industry here in the coming winter. The tourists visiting Kullu-Manali were also upbeat after the snowfall, which occurred two days ago.
According to hoteliers, online room booking inquiries have increased slightly after fresh snowfall, which revived their hopes that tourist footfall will increase in the coming days. Currently, there is hardly 30 to 35 per cent room occupancy in hotels, which may increase to above 50 per cent next week, they hope.
After fresh snowfall in the Manali region, tourists were thronging to the Solang valley, Gulaba and near Atal Tunnel. Hoteliers said that there was sufficient snow on the ground in the Manali region at tourist spots like Solang valley, Atal Tunnel, Koksar and Gulaba.
After the…