The Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board (PHTPB) has floated tenders for five double-decker buses for tourists for their sightseeing of tourist spots in the holy city.
The PHTPB officials stated that these buses may be operationalised by the middle of next year. The second floor of these buses would be open to sky for convenient sightseeing of tourist spots.
They said initially these buses would run between famous and popular tourist spots like the Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh, the Durgiana Temple, the Summer Palace in Ram Bagh, the Gobindgarh fort and the heritage village in Guru Nanak Dev University.
Subsequently, these tourist buses would be used to ferry tourists to witness the retreat ceremony at the Attari border and historic places like Pul Kanjri there.
Besides, an amphibian bus has also been approved for Harike Pattan wetland. The bus could sail in water and also move on a road.
The Amritsar Hotel and Restaurant Association president APS Chatha welcomed the decision and said there was a high need to bolster the tourism infrastructure and add new tourist spots to prolong the stay here.
He said four more luxury-segment hotel properties were under construction and another was proposed at the Amritsar airport while four five-star properties were already under operation in the city. Besides, there were eight more 4-star category hotels under construction. He added that the city had the maximum number of over 250 hotels.
He cautioned that there may be a deluge of hotels in case the government opens tourist spots like the heritage village, the Gobindgarh fort and the Summer Palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He said these projects would prolong the stay of tourists who go back after paying obeisance at the Golden Temple and after attending retreat ceremony at the Attari-Wagah joint check-post
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