Tourism Minister Kanwar Pal on Tuesday said in 2020, Haryana tourism would further be promoted through digitisation in a big way.
"The department has already started providing online facilities regarding tourist places and resorts in the state for the foreign tourist which has led to rise in the income of the department by manifolds," he said in a statement.
Kanwar Pal said that the Haryana Tourism Department has signed an agreement with the 'BharatP' company, so the payment can be accepted through UPI based 'QR' code scanning through more than 120 applications like Paytm, Google-Pay, Bheem-UPI, Phone-Pe, HDFC-Payzapp, SBI YONO, Truecaller etc in Haryana government tourist resorts and petrol pumps.
Also, 120 swipe-machines have been installed at the department's resort and petrol pump to promote digitization in the department. The minister said most of the tourists visiting Haryana prefer to stay in the hotels or resorts of the tourism department.
Though the department has already started online booking, Haryana
Tourism Department has signed an agreement with online travel agents like makemytrip.com, goibibo.com, travelguru.com, yatra.com, and cleartrip.com. There has been an increase in international tourists visiting the state after digitization.
Kanwar Pal said the department has also started using social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram to promote Haryana Tourism.