PUNJAB HERITAGE AND TOURISM PROMOTION BOARD旁遮普的文化遗产和旅游促进局.docVIP

PUNJAB HERITAGE AND TOURISM PROMOTION BOARD Invitaion to Participate in the Punjab Bed and Breakfast Scheme-2013 THE CONCEPT Hotels and other supplementary stay options are an integral part of a tourist’s visit to a place and the services offered by them can make his/her stay memorable. One of the key recommendations of the United Nation World Tourism Organisation’s Tourism Development Master Plan for the Punjab is an increase in the provision of high- quality accommodation that caters to the holiday visitor, in and around the state’s main tourist destinations. With the aim of providing comfortable home stay facilities as per international standards to tourists and to supplement the availability of accommodation in and around tourist destinations, PHTPB is launching a scheme to promote high-end Bed Breakfast accommodation. The idea is to provide a clean and affordable place for overseas visitors and domestic tourists including an opportunity for tourists to stay with an Indian family, experience the traditions and culture of Punjab and savor authentic Punjabi cuisine. For home-owners who have the necessary aptitude and a home of suitable size and requisite standards, this can be a useful source of additional income, as well as an enjoyable business activity. The PHTPB is now inviting home-owners in the state of Punjab to join this scheme. Training will also be provided to home-owners. In order to safeguard quality standards and protect PHTPB’s brand image, certain conditions for participation have been prescribed. The scheme shall be applicable only to those cases where the owner/*promoter of the establishment along with his/her family is physically residing in the same establishment. BENEFITS OF THE SCHEME The BB scheme will help to spread the economic benefits of tourism more widely around the state and offers participants the following opportunities: 1. A useful source of additional revenue for home-owners with the