NEW DELHI : The Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO, an apex body representing more than 1600 inbound tour operators, urged government to provide relief measures to the tourism industry which has suffered a blow due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
While supporting government's call for nationwide 21-day long lockdown, the body said that the tourism industry has suffered heavy losses amid zero cash flow.
This has put the survival of entire industry in question. To tide over the crisis, IATO wants advances paid to hotels, airlines and to state governments for luxury trains, wildlife safaris, road tax to be entirely refunded.