MakeMyTrip, tourism ministry launch initiatives to fight coronavirus crisis

MMT has offered discounts for doctors, while tourism ministry has launched a special website for stranded foreign tourists

MakeMyTrip trip is offering discounted hotel accommodation to doctors in cities and tourism ministry has launched a website to support stranded foreign travellers as the country witnesses 21-day lockdown to battle Covid-19 crisis.

MakeMyTrip said it launched the initiative to support temporary accommodation needs of medical frontline staff fighting Covid-19 and will enable them to book from over 900 hotels across 200 cities at discounted rates.

In a statement, MakeMyTrip executive chairman Deep Kalra said, "We are grateful for the courage shown by healthcare workers and we want to assist them by providing comfortable and subsidised  accommodation options to these