Yatra.com inks MoU with Andhra Pradesh to promote homestays

NEW DELHI: Yatra.com has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to promote homestays and enhance tourism in the state through their holiday packages, the company said in a statement.

Yatra said it has an inventory of over 3000 homestays across 130 cities across India and that it intends to grow the segment by creating a sustainable eco-system.

The MoU was signed during the partnership summit at Vishakhapatnam. Through the partnership, Yatra will promote all the state tourism approved homestays, wherein guests (travelers) can rent a room in the home of a local family (host) or the entire house.

Sharat Dhall, COO (B2C), Yatra.com said, "Homestays as a trend is rapidly gaining popularity in India. As new age travellers seek out unique experiences in the course of their travels, we believe that this kind of non-hotel accommodation has tremendous growth potential in the country. Also, the partnership with Andhra Pradesh Government will provide an alternate source of income for the local population and enhance their livelihoods without straining their existing resources, thereby creating sustainable livelihood and creating large scale employment."

As a part of this partnership, Yatra will list over 200 properties in Andhra Pradesh.