Pugmarks Holidays keen to promote homestay facilities in national parks across the country

Mumbai-based Pugmarks Holidays, involved in Adventure and Wildlife Tourism, is looking at promoting homestays near national parks in India. As part of its pilot project, the company will start offering three homestays (two rooms each) in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (National Park) near Nagpur in Maharashtra by October this year. The company will also start training the local community on  naturalist courses to involve them directly in the tourism industry. The company is also keen to expand its homestay facilities in other national parks of the country in future.

Talking about the aim behind the homestay project, Anirudh Chaoji, Director, Pugmarks Holidays said, “The concept of homestays at National Parks will not only provide first hand experience of local culture to adventure lovers but also help the local community to earn revenue. By training them on certain things like communication skills and language, they can be more fruitful as compared to trained naturalists.”