Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Tourism Society (KTS) has urged Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham to take steps to release Dasara Gold Cards well ahead of this year’s Dasara festivities. This would facilitate tourism promotion and would help the tour and travel operators who were till now affected by COVID-19.
Usually there is a delay in the issuance of the much sought-after Dasara Gold Cards and annually, it affects the tour operators and hoteliers. The Dasara authorities start issuing Gold Cards, a premium pass providing hassle-free entry to all tourist destinations, just a week or two to three days before the celebrations. Tourism stakeholders, however, say that if the Gold Cards are issued late, the business opportunity would be lost.
