3,000 hotels, restaurants in Delhi boycott Chinese goods, nationals

Friday, 26 June 2020 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

3,000 hotels, restaurants in Delhi boycott Chinese goods, nationals

Friday, 26 June 2020 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

Delhi Hotels and Restaurant Owners Association informs its decision to CAIT

In view of the recent face-off with China, the Delhi Hotels and Restaurant Owners’ Association (DHROA) on Thursday announced to boycott Chinese goods as well as not provide accommodation to Chinese nationals in the budget hotels and guest houses in the city.

Delhi has about 3,000 budget hotels and guest houses with about 75,000 rooms have decided to extend its support to “Boycott Chinese Campaign” call taken by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), said Praveen Khandelwal, CAIT general secretary.

“We are pleased to inform you that our association has decided to wholeheartedly support the campaign of CAIT and as such we have decided to boycott Chinese goods which are being used in our hotels and restaurants and henceforth we shall not be using any Chinese products in our establishments,” the Delhi Hotel & Restaurant Owners Association said in the letter to CAIT.

Mahendra Gupta, general secretary of DHROA said the manner in which the Chinese army is behaving with Indian forces at the borders which resulted in killing of 20 Indian soldiers, the hotel industry is deeply upset and having a gross resentment against China and therefore it was decided to join the protest by CAIT.

Sandeep, president of DHROA, said the association has also decided not to use any Chinese made products in their hotels and guest houses like furniture, kitchen accessories, cutleries, decorative items etc.

Khandelwal while welcoming the decision of the hotels association said with such a decision it is quite evident that people from all walks of life are more willing to join the campaign of the CAIT.

“The CAIT will now make all efforts to rope in other various sectors like farmers, transporters, small industries, consumers, hawkers, self entrepreneurs, women, entrepreneurs, etc will make an appeal to them to join the campaign,’ he said.

The Delhi Hotels and Restaurant Owners’ Association further said it will also contact hotel associations of other states to make a similar decision.