Uttar Pradesh: APTDC (Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation) keeping in consideration the potential of Andhra Pradesh has appointed IHR – India Hotel Review as its authorized tour operator. IHR will get the privilege of promoting and selling all the key hotels and tours operated under the aegis of APTDC as its approved agency. India Hotel Review in collaboration with APTDC will be able to offer travel inventory & products comprising of cultural and religious tours, heritage walks, pristine beaches, exclusive cave stays, boat rides, cruises, sound and light shows at historical forts and houseboats on backwaters of east coast. All of these have been the front thrillers, surprisingly still lying completely untapped in the beautiful southern state of Andhra Pradesh. Announcing the strategic partnership Ankit Rastogi said that ‘this initiative will open plentitude of dimensions for IHR. Andhra Pradesh is definitely the geographical wonder dotted with 970 km stretch of serene coastline.

With the presence of perennial chains of rivers, backwaters, and beaches it musters immense scope for the travelers to spend their holidays in the destinations completely new to every taste of domestic and international travelers. In fact, there are also good numbers of tourist magnets in Andhra Pradesh like Horsely Hills (hill station), Araku Valley (hill station), Surya Lanka (beaches), Belum (caves) , Konaseema (backwaters) and Kurnool (river and lakes) which are obscure and waiting for the first footsteps of explorers. Elaborating further on the need of tie-up, Mr Rastogi told, “IHR has already been pioneer in promoting lesser known destinations of Andhra like Mantralayam, Srisailam, Vizag, Puttaparthy, Srikalahasti and Araku since its inception, but adhering to deeper penetration in the geographical lines of the region, partnership with APTDC will genuinely benefit us in understanding and marketing Andhra Pradesh more briskly.” It is critical to note that IHR is the first OTC/ OTA in country that too with presence in North India, getting approval for APTDC for such a tie up.

India Hotel Review has already been associated with KSTDC for some time in south India, joining hands with APTDC further solidifies IHR’s foothold for budget hotels and destinations in the region. As a result of this partnership, India Hotel Review will offer the back packers with the option to choose their trip from different array of themes which include nature, pilgrimage, adventure, and heritage in Andhra Pardesh respectively. Talking about the pilgrimage various religious destinations like Gnana Saraswati Mandir in Basar, Rammappa temple, Bhadrachalam temple, Kanaka Durga temple in Andhra Pradesh are assured to be included in the spate of tour packages offered by IHR. By availing the tour packages based on different themes, the travelers will be able to brace the true essence of India which is in line with IHR’s core philosophy of “discover budget destinations” as an online travel company dedicated to smaller places and hotels. On the concluding note, business founder and co-founder of IHR, Ankit Rastogi envisaging his future plans, said that in the coming days we will surely be looking for more such tie-ups with other states.