Air tickets to be cheaper, hotels will smile too

The poll results of five states have mixed the colours of Holi festivity in the air. The voters have thrown out negative, petty, baseless and anti-social thinking of opportunists and political parties. What has happened in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab is a welcome and hopeful event. People do not tolerate indolence, greedy and mindless people at all. Also, an important role of women has come to the fore in these state polls. If the participation of women in politics increases, the country will definitely move in the right direction and become stronger. After two years of troubles and hopeless situations, now there are signs of some good things. Although inflation will continue to trouble us all this year due to international developments, there are signs of reduction in airfares in the coming days. The aviation industry is feeling that it is good news that global flights are starting from March 27 after two full years of pandemic related restrictions. This will definitely give life to the tourism and hospitality industry. Both the industries are in turmoil and in the last two years many businessmen have even closed their shops.
 
It is not that in the last two years flights to other countries were completely closed. A small number of international flights continued, but to a limited number of countries with which the Indian government had entered into an air bubble agreement. Under the air bubble, passengers flying to a country were allowed to roam or go only in a specified area. Suppose the team of a film had to go somewhere for shooting, they were not allowed to roam anywhere other than their shooting area from the hotel. At the end of this month, people will be allowed to go out anywhere in the world due to the declining graph of Corona. Outsiders and tourists will start coming to our country. This will directly benefit the hospitality industry of India. The real business of the big hotels in the country comes from outside travelers and not from domestic travelers. At the same time tourism activities will also increase. It is noteworthy that the increase in tourism benefits many industries and the whole nation in many ways. Apart from buses, airplanes and hotels, tourists provide business to handicrafts, restaurants, markets etc., in many ways.
 
Aviation industry experts feel that with the introduction of foreign flights, air tickets can be cheaper by up to 40 per cent. This is because the work of airlines has come to a standstill for a long time. Now they have to increase the pace of cash flow to speed up their momentum. In such a situation, airlines can attract more and more passengers by reducing the fare, so that they can start collecting cash in less time. The increased cash flow will help in speeding up the business. Due to the ban on flights, the balance of demand and supply had deteriorated, which can now be corrected. With increased number of flights, routes and passengers, it will be easier for airlines to strike a balance. Things will gradually improve in the coming days, it is expected.

(Author is a senior journalist and columnist)