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A SHORT TRIP TO DAPOLI

It was summer of 2019, occasion was my brother's birthday, we had very few leaves left, so we planned a trip to a nearby destination. After a lot of discussion and searches, we found a place just perfect for a quick weekend trip. Though Pune has many adjacent destinations which are just perfect for small trips like we were planning, but this time we wanted to explore something new, crowd free, so we planned for Dapoli.

Dapoli is around 180 kms from Pune and 215 Kms from Mumbai. We planned to drive from Pune to Dapoli with 1 stop in between, which took us somewhere over 5 hours. We started early morning on Saturday and reached before noon with a good 1 hour breakfast halt. While crossing the western ghats, rather than speeding, I recommend enjoying the view on the way, which is breathtaking and has quite a lot of photogenic spots.

It was mid summers and there was no sign of rain, but then also Dapoli welcomed us with some drizzle and a soothing weather.

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About Dapoli

The town is at an altitude of 800fts and next to Arabian sea, has year-round cool weather and also called "Mini Mahabaleshwar". This quaint town of Dapoli was once a military camp for the British soldiers. Now it is more known for its less crowded beaches with fun water sports and Food. This place is a paradise for seafood lovers; if you are a seafood lover, you'll have many opportunities to sample lip smacking delicacies. The local meal comprises a combination of kokum kadi, rice, fresh fried fish variants and made with fiery spices. You can inform the hotel staff in the morning for lunch or by 4pm for dinner the fish you want to devour.

PS: Paradise for FISH lover ;-p 

Its long coastal stretch covers Kelshi, Dabhol, Burondi with some beautiful beaches such as Karke beach, Kelsi beach, Murud beach, Ladghar beach, Kolthare beach, Tamastirth Beach. Dapoli also has history to showcase through its many sea side forts. Suvarnadurg Fort, nested at a distance of 16 kms from Dapoli on a tiny island off the coast of Harnai, built during the reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji. The Murud-Janjira Fort, at a distance of 12 km from the town of Dapoli.

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How to Travel to Dapoli

By Car: Dapoli is 4-5 Hours drive from Pune. You will drive through western ghats with many hairpin bend roads, thus speeding is strictly not advisable. There are two routes, either you can go via Tamhini Ghat or via Wai, whichever is convenient for you. I choose to go via Wai as it was more convenient for me and saved around 25 kms.

By Bus: State busses are available for early morning and late-night trips, you may get from Pune, Mumbai and Kolhapur.

By Train: The closest railway station is Khed Railway station, which is around 40 Kms from Dapoli.



LOCKDOWN HELPED NATURE TO HEAL


It's not that lockdown because of COVID-19 has only given us negative experiences, there are hand full positive experiences in recent times. Foremost was some more time with family and time for ourself (me-time), in this fast moving life. Reconnecting with the broken links, school/college friends, relatives, practicing ever wanted amusements/hobbies, that we were procrastinating, finishing the web-series eating dust on our wish-list. Closed industries and fewer automobiles have improved the AQI (Air Quality Index). As per the report CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) 78% cities recorded 'Good', 'Satisfactory' AQI during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Less pollution has also resulted into better visibility and thus many of the cities across the nation could see some mesmerising views of mountain ranges, which were not at all visible since last some decades or ever as per their memories. Here is the list of 6 cities where people could see these astounding mountain ranges from their balconies.
Just imagine yourself waking up with a view of Himalayas or Alps!!!

1. Dhauladhar Mountains from Jalandhar, Punjab

Within 2 weeks of lockdown in India, the view of Himachal mountain mesmerized people of Jalandhar. A sight for sore eyes, residents of Jalandhar could see an unobstructed view of the snow-covered mountains. This news came as fire in the forest, and within a day it was over the social media. Here is what people saw in Jalandhar after almost 3 decades.


2. Pir Panjal Range from Srinagar, Kashmir


Srinagar witnessed a clearer view of Pir Panjal Range. It is the largest range of Lesser Himalayas that runs through Himachal and J&K. Crystal clear view made the sight more impressive.

Pir Panjal range of mountains is visible from Srinagar city on April 23, 2020 in Srinagar.@waseem_andrabi pic.twitter.com/es28Ie83jT

— Waseem Andrabi (wasu) (@waseem_andrabi) April 23, 2020



3. Gangotri Range from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh


Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh is around 150 Kms away from Uttarakhand. People of Saharanpur were able see the magnificent view of snow-covered mountains, they saw this stunning view after many years.

Snow-capped peaks of Himalaya are now visible from Saharanpur !
Lockdown and intermittent rains have significantly improved the AQI. These pictures were taken by Dushyant, an Income Tax inspector, from his house at Vasant Vihar colony on Monday evening. #lockdowneffect #nature pic.twitter.com/1vFfJqr05J

— Ramesh Pandey IFS (@rameshpandeyifs) April 29, 2020

 

4. Kanchenjunga From Siliguri, West Bengal


Siliguri in West Bengal is in the foothills of Himalayas, lockdown blessed the people of Siliguri with a stunning view of Kanchenjunga. Here are some clicks.

Kangchenjunga, the 3rd highest mountain in the world can be seen clearly from Siliguri now.
Shot by Dad from our home. pic.twitter.com/1YGCZ1Xc4M

— Ashish Mundhra (@mundhrashish) April 29, 2020

 

5. Mount Everest from Sitamarhi, Bihar


People could also see the Highest mountain from a distance of 205 Kms. People of Singhwahini Village (District Sitamarhi) in Bihar woke up to the sight of Mount Everest in the first week of May.

When people of Singhwahini village, Bihar saw Everest from their own houses. They say this happened after decades. Courtesy @activistritu. pic.twitter.com/X0SQtZe22T

— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) May 5, 2020

 

6. Nainital Hills from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh


Nainital is Himalayan Resort Town in Kumaun Region and 130 Kms from Bareilly. Because of lower pollution and better visibility, the people of Bareilly could see the magnificent view of Nainital Hills after almost 3 decades.


Because of lockdown, New Delhi, which is one of the most populated and polluted cities in the world, recorded the significant improvement in its AQI as smog reduced considerably.
Similar instances were reported in other parts of the world as well.



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ROAD TO RECOVERY

Covid-19 has brought down the tourism industry to it's knees.

Here are some actionable recommendations and steps to be taken now, to proactively begin the road to recovery,


Right Time: Keep a close eye on your Hotel’s revenue budget and forecast and keep realistic goals for the next 3, 6, and 12 months with a Business continuity plan. Predictions of speed to market-recovery should not be overly pessimistic, but realistic in the brief term, middle term and long term corresponding with sales strategy change. A well-guided forecasting and dynamic-pricing solution can help to integrate hotel operations and back-office management with your sales and marketing and revenue management teams.

Hotel sales teams and channel managers should also dedicate efforts to maintain good communication with their respective corporate clients and distribution partners. The team should stay connected with clients not only to show concern for their well-being but also to keep up with their travel and reservation policy updates.

In that way, after the epidemic, you may expect a prompt improvement of the hotel performance and shortened duration of the recovery period.

Right Customer: Focus on consumer behavior patterns. Marketing teams with the staffing should spend their time and efforts on analyzing and forecasting future commercial trends, market segmentation, and customer profile changes after the crisis are over.

Hotels analyze their competition intensely. Later, they should supplement competitive analysis with deeper study, insight, and research into the needs, expectations, and the satisfaction of their guests.

Right Product: After the recovery period, the market segmentation will have seen significant change, and hotel management needs to make adjustments accordingly. Optimize your market segmentation and grasp the most valuable customers to secure and reclaim competitive strength.

From a financial perspective, hoteliers need to consider not only business-as-usual revenue streams from hotel operations but also develop diversified products, such as food delivery, professional laundry services, limousine services, to drive profitability through alternative revenue sources.

Right Price: Focus on your competitive set and market trends to make adjustments to your pricing strategy, and monitor your competitors’ reactions, such as whether or not they remain open.

Do not drop rates or give heavy discounting rather add value to price by adding extra services like complimentary Laundry service, complimentary airport transfer.

Right Policies: To build confidence amongst the clients, be flexible while designing the Cancellation policies, Flexible Credit Note Policy for Cancellation/ Postponements. Review Credit limit granted to companies/travel agencies–(if required to re-visit the contract). You want revenue, but also cash flow, hence suggests insisting on direct payment as much as practicable.

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Right Process: Develop & implement a process for disinfecting guestrooms to ensure higher hygiene levels. A brief on Cleanliness and disinfectant policies & procedures across the hotel on arrival to build confidence.

Ensure compliance with government orders, guidelines & health advisories on the COVID -19, Ensuring good personal hygiene of employees.


Right Practices:

Booking Experience

  • We should give more emphasis on Hygiene and cleanliness practices at the hotel, try to include in call script.
  • Express Check-in should be promoted by taking the required details during booking to avoid guests waiting at the reception/lobby.
  • Express Checkout facility to be informed and facilitated.

Welcome Experience

  • Instead of Garland and Cold Towels - a sanitizer shot for the Guest’s hands will be the best welcome to the Hotel.
  • Hot drinking water/a flask of warm water in the guest room will be better than a cold welcome drink.
  • Encourage Guests to use Hotel cars for airport transfers – you may also go for discounted rates to facilitate purchases.
Restaurant & Outlets

  • Consider gradually opening of Restaurants, extended hours for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner timings as per need, the Odd-Even rule can be considered. 
  • Avoid buffet meals – any case the house count during the PoC will likely be small.
  • Room Service should be promoted with better deals, necessary precautions to be taken while accessing the Guest room/Guest area.
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Public Areas

  • Strictly evaluate which common facilities should be operated and how these are to be maintained and controlled–considering this for a limited period even after the government relaxes norms. Particularly for Pools, Gym, Kid play area – Implement social distancing measures for guests.
  • Set your norms to guest flow and hygiene for the banquet events – if the Authorities gradually allow larger groups of people to gather, exercise due caution.
  • Hygiene Safety precautions to be displayed in the Public Area, Restaurants, and Restrooms.
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Administrative

  • Ensure Compliance to government orders, guidelines & health advisories on the COVID -19
  • Ensuring good personal hygiene of employees 
  • Minimize cash handling, set norms to sanitize currency notes.
  • Insist on credit card payments as much as possible. Consider Sanitizing the EDC machine at regular intervals.
  • Review housekeeping staffing considering the additional time requirements and train to clean rooms to a higher health standard and more elaborate process.

We'll be updating you regularly about our ongoing work to support you as the COVID-19 situation continues to unfold.

Stay informed

 


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IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON AFRICA MARKET


It is an unprecedented time. As a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, many countries have implemented restrictions on entry and exit, visa and work permit issuance, closed borders, tightened quarantine rules, and taken other measures in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. These restrictions have affected international business travel and assignment plans. We are proud to see that our hospitality and leisure clients, being the first ones that experienced the severe weather, are moving quickly and remain focused to understand and quantify the operational and financial impact for their business. The impact is enormous, and not yet predictable, on both revenue and supply chains. Decisions being taken to shut down hotels, restaurants, theme parks, cinemas, not to mention the entire disruptive effect of the travel ecosystem, all have a significant impact on worldwide tourism. 

According to data from STR, Hotels in Africa reported steep declines across the three key performance metrics in March 2020, reservations plummeted from early March onwards.

March 2020 vs. March 2019

  • Occupancy: -51.6% to 31.1%
  • ADR: -6.4% to US$102.09
  • RevPAR: -54.7% to US$31.72

Africa saw its lowest absolute occupancy and RevPAR levels for any month on record.

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The Impact of COVID 19 intensified during the month of April 2020 and the business will solely depend on the intensity of travel restrictions, not only within African counties but equally dependent on the source market and international travel restrictions.

As per the Tourism sector report 2019, America was the largest western tourism source for African Market, followed by UK, India, China, Germany, France, and Italy.

International tourists contribute over 70% to tourism, rest nearly 30% of tourism depends on the domestic market.

The post-COVID-19 era will initially depend on domestic travellers, and as international traveling restrictions get eased from the host and source countries, we will see the contribution increasing from the international market.

There is some pleasant news coming in from the source countries such as Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy, and Spain. These are some first European countries that have eased their most severe restrictions, and occupancies saw an uptick in the last couple of weeks within these countries, however, international travel restrictions not eased as of now.

To further understand the extent to which COVID-19 will affect property or group, hoteliers must evaluate their position and develop plans at a corporate and property level. Hoteliers with a majority of their business originating from one travel market need to diversify their marketing activities to attract new customers.

When travel bans are released, tourist arrivals will rebound, and hoteliers will have greater opportunities.

 

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