Tour operators, under the Himalayan Hospitality and Tourism Development Network (HHTDN) have urged the Sikkim government to review the situation in North Sikkim and consider reopening the popular tourist destinations of Lachen and Lachung, which have remained closed for several months due to disruptions.
The Himalayan Hospitality & Tourism Development Network (HHTDN), a body representing tourism, transport, and hospitality stakeholders in the region, has sounded an urgent alarm over the worsening state of national highway 10 (NH-10) and national highway 717A (NH-717A), calling the situation a “national priority” and warning of severe economic fallout if immediate action is not taken.
The West Bengal tourism department, in collaboration with the Himalayan Hospitality & Tourism Development Network (HHTDN), will organise the 5th Bengal Himalayan Carnival (BHC) 2025 across three districts.
To mark National Tourism Day, the Himalayan Hospitality & Tourism Development Network (HHTDN), in association with the ministry of tourism, Eastern Region Office, Kolkata, organised several programmes in Siliguri on Monday.
The Himalayan Hospitality and Tourism Development Network (HHTDN) has requested Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to roll back the Value Added Tax (VAT) on air turbine fuel (ATF) for Bagdogra Airport from the newly imposed 12.5% back to its previous rate of 0%.
According to Mr Tushar Ghosh, the incident took place at the Fulbari Border Check-Post area when he had gone to receive the 25 tourists coming from Bangladesh.
