Add A Healing Touch to Post Pandemic Resort Experience

Post-Covid Hospitality & Travel

Be it a tiger safari, sightseeing, or cultural experience the visitors expect a lot. Yes, a lot of warmth and care, and in post-covid-19 travel, a lot of hygiene and SOPs are in place. Whether it is a budget lodge or a high-end resort the new normal is to prevent coronavirus infection.    

This calls for intense hygiene most of the premium hospitality businesses would feel offended by this statement. But believe me, this is hygiene with a difference it includes paraphernalia like masks and gloves. The thermal scanner is here to stay. As the new normal lays stress on hygiene, personal care cannot be neglected. Frequent bathing and regular hand washing with soap or sanitizer have become not a practice but an imperative. How can you as a resort staff keep the property clean & disinfected, and not self-cleanse often?

The lodges have been burdened with a lot of extras as regards chemicals, clothing, cleaning, and washing paraphernalia. The new normal may be a fun spoiler a bit if you experience the social distancing it imposes, and thus prevents get-togethers and partying...the feeling of being safe is itself exhilarating with the chances of infection peeking in from unknown quarters completely negated. 

Courtyard House Kanha

Those willing to wager travel in this period would be brave souls willing to leave the sanctity of their homes and experience the World like they did before. This is sort of a community initiative or lending a helping hand these are the clients who should be treated with hand in gloves literary speaking. They would expect greater warmth and care while the SOPs post-pandemic would be an assurance. They are here to revive the hotel industry.

Hence true travel professionals and accommodation providers would pay heed to this. In the post, covid hospitality paradigm disposal and scant use have become the norm. Although this goes against the principles of economic use, prevention of infection from one guest to another is a practice that carries weight now. Greater.

Disposing of desk and bathroom accessories that cannot be cleaned or recycled has to be done without hesitation. This applies to all the paraphernalia that guests before departure may have come into contact.

The contact spaces with the reach of wandering guests, hosts, and staff need frequent sanitation using disinfectant. The luxury suite, or rooms, bathrooms, balconies, sit-outs, and passages all need to be disinfected frequently. Even the library books and reading tables need a dose of disinfectant. There are lots of chemicals that are going to be used. This use of chemicals is not a good or Eco-friendly new normal, but as long as the contingency prevails that practice remains.

Travelers not in groups will have to be kept at a distance at the coffee table and dining. Even during safari or excursion sharing cannot be possible. The guest distancing norms are set as post pandemic SOPs but the imperative lies with the guests themselves.

Organizing the best stay experience which is sound and safe is the way forward now. Offering the best thrills and frills during the heritage or nature experience is imperative for successful operations. Deliver the best to the guests not only for a perfect holiday but for their social media content and memories that will last a lifetime.
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Varanasi at Ganges

Varanasi or Benaras is said to be the oldest city in India. Considered holiest by the Hindus it is considered an ideal place to be cremated in order to achieve salvation. The steep embankments on the Ganges River are populated with pilgrims, sadhus, and tourists alike. 

Varanasi is famous for its Ghats of which there are many. The city finds veneration among the Jains and Buddhists as well. It was at Sarnath nearby that Buddha delivered his first sermon under the Bodhi tree.   The city was known as Kashi during the olden times and the Maharaja is the chief cultural patron.   

Maha Aarti at Varanasi

The city is home to greats like Bismillah Khan shehnai players and is associated with Pandit Ravi Shanker the famous sitarist. Being the cultural seat of Uttar Pradesh in North India the city finds many patrons of fine and performing arts. 

In the modern era, Benaras Hindu University is a notable institution in India. There are many reputed technical institutes in this destination. The city is well industrialized as well. The Ganges which I visited at Allahabad is the chief focus here and it is auspicious to perform the holy rites on its banks.  

A large number of foreign tourists visit Varanasi for spiritual quests and sightseeing. They partake in some religious ceremonies as well. Discourse with sadhus is a common practice for pilgrims and tourists alive. Maha Aarti is a grand spectacle performed here. This is an assemblage of priests who conduct prayer sessions on the banks of the Ganges.       

Festivals being one of the seven holy cities of India a number of Hindu festivals are organized here. Besides Diwali, Hanuman Jayanti, Shivratri, and Ramilla are major festivals celebrated in this town.     

Places of interest: 

• Ahilya Ghat 
• Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple
• Kashi Vishwanath Temple
• Jantar Mantar
• Aswamegh Ghat
• Kala-Bhairava Temple 
• Birla Mandir 
• Durga Temple

The Jyotirlinga or Lord Shiva is situated at Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Hence the deity is most important for Hindus on pilgrimage.

There are a number of shopping centers many dealing in artifacts of interest to foreign tourists. Modern Malls, Eateries, and Cinema Houses abound. 

Boating on the Ganges

                                                                              

     In order to facilitate tourism a number of hotels ranging from budget to four-star are established here. The holy city of Varanasi teems with tourists during the winter times. Most of the tourists are inbound but a large number of pilgrims also arrive here from all over India.   

Jabalpur Accommodation

Jabalpur is a large town situated in the center of India in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is a cosmopolitan town with a population of approximately two million people.  The city is a commercial hub of Mahakaushal Region.The town is also known as the cultural capital of Central India.

Due to burgeoning commercial activity and tourism there is a constant demand for hotel room accommodation in the city. Jabalpur has large number of hotels that cater to all segments. There are many guest houses as well.   Jabalpur boasts of three star hotels but none of five star category so far. The hotels are spread all over the town especially in Napier town between the Railway station and the Bus stand. There are no hotels near the Jabalpur Airport since it is almost twenty km from the main town.

Jabalpur is the center point for tourism and tiger safari at Kanha National Park near Mandla and Bandhavgarh and Pench National Park. Other interesting places that the town offers access to are Amarkantak hill resort, Pachmarhi hill station and Naurdehi Wildlife Sanctuary. 

The Luxury accommodation also offers unique package tour of Jabalpur City.  Jabalpur is a picturesque town with cool weather. It has the greenest surroundings placed as it is in the cauldron created by forested hill ranges all around. Jabalpur has many places of interest to visit especially Marble Rocks or Bheraghat and Dhuandhar Falls.      

The modern hotels in Jabalpur city are well maintained and luxurious. The luxury accommodation has been initiated in Jabalpur by THE PENTHOUSE. As a non traditional lodging concept The Penthouse offers luxury and privacy combined - far removed from traditional hotel stay. It is situated atop Ideal Hills on Narmada Road in serene and picturesque settings. It is well furnished and fully equipped preferred by those who wish to avoid the hustle bustle of town accommodations and stay in absolute privacy. The home stay is on the upper tariff range but worth it. The food is excellent with dining for large groups and roof  top dinners are possible.  

Jabalpur is well connected by road and rail with major towns and cities. Jabalpur is connected with New Delhi by (Air Indian & Kingfisher) and Kingfisher may begin flight to Mumbai as well.