{"id":6934,"date":"2025-12-15T18:44:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T18:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=6934"},"modified":"2025-12-15T18:44:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T18:44:03","slug":"kashmirs-hotel-bookings-hinge-on-snowfall-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/15\/kashmirs-hotel-bookings-hinge-on-snowfall-forecast\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashmir’s hotel bookings Hinge on snowfall forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Srinagar, Dec 15:\u00a0<\/strong>With the Valley yet to witness its first major snowfall, Kashmir\u2019s winter tourism is off to a slow start as hotel bookings across popular destinations remain below expectations.<\/p>\n

Stakeholders, however, remain hopeful that the moment snow blankets the mountains and plains, the sector will see an immediate revival.<\/p>\n

Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Hoteliers Club, Mushtaq Chaya said that hotel occupancy across major resorts is currently low.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it\u2019s Gulmarg, Pahalgam or Sonmarg, the bookings are minimal. Once it snows, we are sure the numbers will rise sharply,\u201d he said, adding that winter tourism in Kashmir is directly linked to snowfall.<\/p>\n

Chaya said they are hopeful of a good winter season, but only for snowfall. “Snow is the biggest attraction in Kashmir\u2019s winter calendar. One good spell of snowfall changes everything,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Echoing similar views, Rouf Tramboo, President of the Travel Agents Association of Kashmir (TAAK), told KNO that while travel agents are getting queries, most tourists are holding back on confirmations. \u201cEvery second call we receive is about snowfall. Tourists are keen but waiting for snow before they finalise their plans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Tramboo said the number will be known after snowfall, adding that this winter’s expectations are good.<\/p>\n

Sajad, a hotelier from Gulmarg, said that inquiries for Christmas and New Year are increasing, but confirmed bookings are still moderate. \u201cVisitors are hopeful about snowfall, and so are we. Once snow arrives, Gulmarg will witness a rush,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Tourism players said the coming days will be decisive for the season\u2019s outlook.<\/p>\n

Weather experts have predicted the possibility of light to moderate snowfall in the higher reaches in the coming week, raising hopes among the tourism fraternity\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Srinagar, Dec 15:\u00a0With the Valley yet to witness its first major snowfall, Kashmir\u2019s winter tourism is off to a slow start as hotel bookings across popular destinations remain below expectations. Stakeholders, however, remain hopeful that the moment snow blankets the mountains and plains, the sector will see an immediate revival. Chairman of the Jammu and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6934"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6936,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6934\/revisions\/6936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}