Whodunnit? Homestay loses biz as travel agency quotes ₹1,09,689 as tariff
The New Indian Express Kalaburagi|January 02, 2025
A homestay owner got the shock of his life when he found the tariff of his own guest rooms in the holy town of Gokarna priced at over Rs 1 lakh.
Subhash Chandra N S @ Gokarna (Uttara Kannada)

It took him sometime to realise the reason why he did not get sufficient guests during this year.

Every year, as the New Year celebrations near, it brings in guests during the entire month of December with visitors booking rooms in advance.

However, here is a homestay, Green Land, operated by Sachin, an auto driver by profession, which did not make a single paisa over the past one year. Sachin accidentally found out that it was due to the whopping price mentioned by a travel company, knowingly or unknowingly.

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