Yatra signs MoU with Madhya Pradesh to promote homestays in the region
The strategic collaboration to be followed by signing MoU with Odisha and Chhattisgarh Government
Chennai, March 02, 2017: Yatra.com, India’s leading online travel company, has signed an MoU with the Government of Madhya Pradesh to jointly promote homestays in the region. The MoU was signed by Mr Jaimon Mathew - GM operations MPSTDC and Mr Manish Bansal- GM Homestays, Yatra.com in the presence of AMD MP Tourism Ms Tanvi Sundariyal. The partnership will enable Yatra to promote all the state tourism approved homestays, wherein travelers can rent a room in the home of a local family (host) or the entire house.
With an intend of establishing itself as the largest homestays curator of over 3000 homestays across 130 cities across India, come March the portal will sign two more MoU’s with the Governments of Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
Speaking on the partnership, Mr. Sharat Dhall, COO (B2C), Yatra.com said, “We are pleased to announce this partnership and aim to promote homestays in the state. We believe that this partnership will offer best-in-class stay experience for the tourists visiting the state. Strengthening our eco-system for homestays, we are aggressively working towards promoting homestays across the country which will also generate employment for the local population and help contribute to the economy of the nation.”
Yatra.com is closely working with the state Governments to promote homestays. The company recently signed MoU with the Government of Uttrakhand, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. As a part of this partnership, Yatra will list over 90 properties on its website and encourage the growth of homestays in Madhya Pradesh, giving tourists a very homely experience.
