Mysuru: The hike in entry ticket price by tenfold for foreign tourists at Mysore Palace has not affected the Mysore Palace Board as it has recorded increase in footfall, especially foreign tourists, which has doubled since the increase in entry ticket price. The Mysore Palace Board had recently increased the ticket price from Rs. 100 to Rs. 1,000 for the foreign tourists.
It was also said that, the Mysore Palace would witness decrease in foreign tourists’ footfall because of the steep hike in ticket price. However, it has been exactly opposite with a total of 952 foreigners visiting the Mysore Palace from Oct. 25 to Oct. 31, while only 634 foreigners has visited the Palace in the same period last year. The number of visitors had dropped to 310 during COVID pandemic in 2022.
