Kerala’s backwater hub Kumarakom tops country-wide survey on income per accessible room
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By PTI
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Reaffirming Kerala’s pre-eminent place as a extremely most well-liked vacation spot for world and home vacationers, backwater hub Kumarakom has topped an all-India survey of income gained by inns and resorts in in style leisure locations.
Kumarakom posted the very best income per accessible room (RevPar) within the monetary 12 months 2022-23.
The survey, ‘Indian Hospitality Trends and Opportunities’, carried out by hospitality consulting agency Hotelivate additionally reveals that the famed seashore vacation spot Kovalam right here has earned third place in a listing of high 15 locations.
RevPar, an business metric utilized by inns to cost their rooms, refers to income generated per accessible room whether or not occupied or not, an official assertion mentioned right here.
According to the twenty sixth version of the survey, properties in Kumarakom had a RevPar of Rs 11,758 in FY 23 in comparison with Rishikesh in Uttarakhand (Rs 10,506) and Kovalam (Rs 9,087), which are available second and third, it mentioned.
Metros reminiscent of Mumbai (Rs 7,226) and Delhi (Rs 6,016) stand sixth and eleventh respectively as per the survey.
This is the second 12 months in a row that inns in leisure locations posted the very best RevPar, it says.
The report, which analyses the business efficiency by star class, administrative zones and 20 main resort markets, has a participation base of 1,540 inns representing a complete stock of 1,65,172 rooms, the assertion mentioned.
“This survey clearly shows that tourism in Kerala has been on a steady surge, completely overcoming the downturn triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic,” mentioned State Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas.
Set within the backdrop of Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom village is a well-liked vacationer vacation spot dotted with canals and backwaters.
Its panoramic rural settings, heritage, and way of life have set a regular for the Kerala mannequin of worldwide acclaimed Responsible Tourism (RT).
Earlier this 12 months, Kumarakom efficiently hosted a gathering of G20 sherpas — after the state’s tourism actions went by means of a serious downturn through the floods in 2018 and COVID-19.
Apart from Kumarakom and Kovalam, the highest 15 on the record embody Srinagar (4th place), Udaipur (5), Goa (7), Mussoorie (8), Ranthambore (9), Mahabaleshwar (10), Shimla (12), Varanasi (13), Ooty (14), and Lonavala (15).
Hotels in metro cities have increased year-round occupancy in comparison with leisure locations, the assertion mentioned, including that in addition they have a big company buyer base, which has contracted charges that pull down the RevPar in comparison with leisure locations.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Reaffirming Kerala’s pre-eminent place as a extremely most well-liked vacation spot for world and home vacationers, backwater hub Kumarakom has topped an all-India survey of income gained by inns and resorts in in style leisure locations.
Kumarakom posted the very best income per accessible room (RevPar) within the monetary 12 months 2022-23.
The survey, ‘Indian Hospitality Trends and Opportunities’, carried out by hospitality consulting agency Hotelivate additionally reveals that the famed seashore vacation spot Kovalam right here has earned third place in a listing of high 15 locations.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
RevPar, an business metric utilized by inns to cost their rooms, refers to income generated per accessible room whether or not occupied or not, an official assertion mentioned right here.
According to the twenty sixth version of the survey, properties in Kumarakom had a RevPar of Rs 11,758 in FY 23 in comparison with Rishikesh in Uttarakhand (Rs 10,506) and Kovalam (Rs 9,087), which are available second and third, it mentioned.
Metros reminiscent of Mumbai (Rs 7,226) and Delhi (Rs 6,016) stand sixth and eleventh respectively as per the survey.
This is the second 12 months in a row that inns in leisure locations posted the very best RevPar, it says.
The report, which analyses the business efficiency by star class, administrative zones and 20 main resort markets, has a participation base of 1,540 inns representing a complete stock of 1,65,172 rooms, the assertion mentioned.
“This survey clearly shows that tourism in Kerala has been on a steady surge, completely overcoming the downturn triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic,” mentioned State Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas.
Set within the backdrop of Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom village is a well-liked vacationer vacation spot dotted with canals and backwaters.
Its panoramic rural settings, heritage, and way of life have set a regular for the Kerala mannequin of worldwide acclaimed Responsible Tourism (RT).
Earlier this 12 months, Kumarakom efficiently hosted a gathering of G20 sherpas — after the state’s tourism actions went by means of a serious downturn through the floods in 2018 and COVID-19.
Apart from Kumarakom and Kovalam, the highest 15 on the record embody Srinagar (4th place), Udaipur (5), Goa (7), Mussoorie (8), Ranthambore (9), Mahabaleshwar (10), Shimla (12), Varanasi (13), Ooty (14), and Lonavala (15).
Hotels in metro cities have increased year-round occupancy in comparison with leisure locations, the assertion mentioned, including that in addition they have a big company buyer base, which has contracted charges that pull down the RevPar in comparison with leisure locations.
