After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, 18 newly married couples of Haryana have canceled a honeymoon trip. All these were going to Jammu till 5 May. Manish Kadian, owner of Tour and Travel Agency of Model Town, Rohtak, said-
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We were running a bus for a honeymoon trip in Jammu and Kashmir. In this, 3 dates were booked till 5 May. In which 18 couples were to be known. As soon as the attack in Pahalgam, everyone has called and canceled the booking.
As soon as Rohtak, the booking has fallen after the killing of tourists in Pahalgam from the rest of the state in Pahalgam. Especially, the newly married couples are distance from Jammu and Kashmir after the murder of Vinay Narwal, the navy of Karnal, Karnal.
Dainik Bhaskar spoke to the operators running the major tour and travel agency across the state after the Pahalgam terror attack. In which Sandeep, proprietor of Haryana Tour and Travel Agency, said-
This time about 70 thousand people had planned to go to Kashmir from Haryana. After taking the Queries, the tour package was also dissected, but after the incident of Pahalgam, all these registrations have been canceled.
First of all know what happened in Kashmir On 22 April, the terrorists attacked tourists in the Basaron Valley of Pahalgam. During this, 26 tourists were shot and killed. Karnal’s navy lieutenant Vinay Narwal also went for a honeymoon with wife Himanshi. However, on the 7th day of marriage, he was killed by killing 3 bullets in front of his wife Himanshi. After this, a video of Himanshi went viral, in which he told that the terrorists had shot by asking the name.
What was the tour and travel agency operators of the major districts of Haryana said…
Hisar: Mahendra Singh Rana, head of Matka Chowk Bhaikhara Taxi Association, said- 550 taxis run from the stand. People are canceling the tour after the attack in Jammu and Kashmir. People are calling the booking by calling.
Kuldeep Panghal, the owner of Panghal Tour and Travel, said that a Kolkata businessman had booked a 7 -seater for Delhi to Jammu and Srinagar. However, the entire package was canceled after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. The business family told us that he was afraid that there should not be any incident or untoward. Booking a bus of 50 people canceled
Private bus operator Jaibir Gill said that earlier there used to be 2 to 3 calls daily for Srinagar, but now no query is coming. Sonu Asija, who lives in Shantinagar, said that he had to go to Srinagar with his family. We had booked a traveler vehicle through Tour and Travels. But after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the family got scared and canceled the booking. Now until the atmosphere in Srinagar is corrected, they will not go.
Kaithal: Tour and Travel Agency Director Sukhbir Singh Chahal said that last year he had about 7 bookings for Jammu and Kashmir and Leh Ladakh. This time 1 booking has come so far. There is no booking after the attack. Perhaps there may not be further booking. The same thing happened after the Pulwama attack in 2019. They get more booking in May and June. This time the possibilities have come down.
Karnal: Rajat Gupta, owner of A&P Holiday Travel, told that in this month we had 8 bookings for Jammu and Kashmir, which was to be known from next month. However, after the terrorist attack on Tuesday, everyone has canceled their booking.
Fatehabad: Around 200 people went to Kashmir from here last year. This time there was a booking of 35 to 40 people, but now it was canceled. Dipesh Bansal, the director of Rahi Trip of Fatehabad, says that he had given a package to 12 people. That package is canceled. People do not want to go to Kashmir in the circumstances of this time.
Travel agent Sandeep Goyal from Tohana said that earlier 3 to 5 calls in the routine used to come for tour package of Kashmir daily. But now not a single one is coming.
However, a group of 16 people from Fatehabad have taken the Kashmir tour package of June 8, which has not yet been canceled. Vijay Mehta, a member of this group, said-
If we do not go, then the plans of the terrorists will succeed and this is what terrorists want. We have full faith in our army, surely the situation will be completely normal by June.
Gurugram: 5 tour operators were talked to here. He said that 50% booking is holding or canceled. There were more than 50 bookings for Kashmir in the next one month.
Sky Wings co-founder Anita said- We had some bookings, out of which a group has held its journey. Every year a large number of people go to Kashmir from Gurugram.
Sirsa: The taxi operator here said- At present, all the taxi booking for Jammu and Kashmir has been canceled. Earlier, 15 to 20 taxis were booked daily due to the holiday season.
Panchkula: More than 80% of the bookings going to Kashmir have been canceled here. A travel agents from Panchkula said that tourists are now afraid of travel and are canceling or postponed their booking. Instead, people are now going to Himachal, Uttarakhand or South India.
Travel agencies have also temporarily stopped booking of Kashmir after attacking tourists. She is advising people to go to Manali, Dharamshala or Kerala instead of Kashmir. Many travel agents are demanding tourist refunds and tours resurrection.
Faridabad: More than 100 tourists here have canceled the tour package of Jammu and Kashmir. According to travel agencies, Kashmir was the first choice of tourists. However, everyone is scared after the Pahalgam terror attack.
No booking in these districts There is no booking about Kashmir in the state’s Jind, Rewari, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, Charkhi Dadri, Jhajjar, Noonh, Bhiwani.
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