COVID-19 Indian hotel industry time line
Date Event Reference 20 January, 2020 First case of COVID- 19 infection in Kerala Reid, 2020 27 February, 2020 Loss of Chinese guest in India, but that accounts only 2.6 % of all international tourists. However favorable condition for IHG (Indian hotel group) Naidu, 2020 28 February, 2020 A guest in Delhi’s Hyatt regency found positive for coronavirus, the staff sent for 14 day self quarantine. Tripathi, 2020 6 March, 2020 MoHFW issues guidelines to hotel and lodging facilities about prevention of transmission and disinfection where suspect or confirmed COVID-19 cases have found MoHFW, 2020 12 March, 2020 Hotel face huge cancellation of bookings Roy, 2020 16 March, 2020 Tourist visa ban. Occupancy down by 45-50% of roseate hotels Delhi. Le Maridien Delhi brought down the rates by Rs. 4000 and the occupancy is down by 40%. ...