Dharamshala, Sept. 11 -- In a major step towards adopting online platforms in tourism sector, the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) has signed an agreement with online travel booking platform MakeMyTrip, under which 56 hotels of the corporation will now be available for booking on the platform.

HPTDC chairman RS Bali said the corporation has excellent hotels in different parts of the state where tourists from India and abroad prefer to stay. "In today's digital age, online booking is very important. By joining with MakeMyTrip, the corporation's hotels will get a bigger market and tourists will be able to book these hotels from their homes," he said.

Speaking to the media in Dharamshala, Bali said this agreement wi...