Popular tourist towns Nainital and Mussoorie witnessed a heavy crowd of tourists over weekends. After a bland three weeks due to copious rainfall in Kumaon, Nainital had a heavy tourist footfall on Saturday and Sunday. Mussoorie also observed a high number of tourists on Bhaidooj.  

Nainital experience huge surge in tourism

The tourists in Nainital were seen in popular Mall Road, Pant Park, Naina Devi temple, Naini Lake, and other tourist hotspots. Whereas, in Mussoorie, the tourist turnout was quite heavy. As per the data, the hotel business recorded 70-80% occupancy for the Diwali weekend.  

Jampacked Parking lots in Nainital with tourist vehicles 

In Nainital, the heavy tourist influx impacted the city’s main parking area at DSA ground which was packed to its capacity and after that, the other vehicles were moved to Metropole car parking.  

Relief to the local businesses in Nainital 

The local shops of Nainital, especially the ones selling winter stuff, saw a good business with a positive graph. A shopkeeper said that after the heavy rainfall on October 18 and 19, the business extremely plummeted. Hence, a rise in tourist footfall this weekend brought respite for all the local shopkeepers of Nainital.