The hospitality industry, which was affected due to the Covid-19 crisis, is slowly recovering and returning to normalcy, in Hassan district.
The number of people visiting hotels and restaurants is on the rise. Homestays and resorts in the Malnad region are getting guests during holidays and weekends, giving hope to the people in the tourism and hospitality industry in Hassan district.
But, around four to five hotels, that had closed down during the lockdown have not reopened.
Belur, Halebid and Shravanabelagola are attracting visitors in large numbers every day. Guides and vendors near temples and pilgrim centres, who are dependent on tourism activity, are heaving a sigh of relief.
In all, 1,61,263 people, including foreigners, visited the district, during the month of January, last year. But, after lockdown in March, there were no tourists. Around, 3,95,633 tourists have visited various tourist destinations in the district in the last four months.
The historical Hasanamba temple had collected Rs 22.78 lakh in the year 2020. However, the collection was more than Rs 1 crore in 2019.
Channakeshava temple in Belur, Jain Mutt in Shravanabelagola, Kodi Mutt in Arsikere, Madalu Gowramma, Jenukallu Siddeshwara temple, Maruti Sachchidananda Ashrama, Pushpagiri Mutt in Halebid have resumed 'Dasoha', providing food to devotees. The visitors are provided sanitisers and also boiled water for drinking.