Question : COMMISSION OF TRAVEL AGENTS



(a) whether all the travel agents/tour operators of ITDC give business to ITDC units/Commercial Division;

(b) if so, the commission which is allowed to them for giving such business to ITDC;

(c) the amount of business given to ITDC by the enlisted travel agents/tour operators during each of the last three years and the current year, unit/division-wise;

(d) the amount of commission given by ITDC to the travel agents/tour operators during the said period; and

(e) the outstanding Commission about Rs.20,000/- for more than one year as on march 31, 2000?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CULTURE (SHRI ANANTHKUMAR)

(a) and (b): Most of the travel agents/tour operators give business to ITDC hotels and they are allowed 10% commission on the business given.

(c) and (d): Requisite information is given in the Annexure.

(e): There were no such outstanding dues payable by ITDC.

ANNEXURE IN RESPECT OF PART (c) AND (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5219 FOR 21.12.2000 REGARDING COMMISSION OF TRAVEL AGENTS.

STATEMENT SENDING DETAILS OF BUSINESS GIVEN BY TRAVEL AGENTS AND COMMISSION PAID BY ITDC

S.NO.	HOTELS 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 APRIL 2000 - SEPT. 2000 (RS. IN LAKH) (RS. IN LAKH) (RS. IN LAKH) (RS. IN LAKH)


NO. OF TOTAL TOTAL NO. OF TOTAL TOTAL NO. OF TOTAL TOTAL NO. OF TOTAL TOTAL TRAVEL BUSINESS COMMISSION TRAVEL BUSINESS COMMISSION TRAVEL BUSINESS COMMISSION TRAVEL BUSINESS COMMISSION AGENTS GIVEN BY PAID TO AGENTS GIVEN BY PAID TO AGENTS GIVEN BY PAID TO AGENTS GIVEN BY PAID TO TRAVEL TRAVEL TRAVEL TRAVEL TRAVEL TRAVEL TRAVEL TRAVEL AGENTS AGENTS AGENTS AGENTS AGENTS AGENTS AGENTS AGENTS
(1) ASHOK HOTEL, NEW DELHI 81 606.00 38.20 70 264.77 20.21 81 236.89 5.28 46 29.79 1.28

(2) HOTEL SAMRAT 54 160.66 7.81 42 75.55 5.73 39 32.99 1.42 23 8.422 0.07

(3) LMP-MISORE 157 298.80 11.15 153 322.52 8.90 150 262.52 7.02 76 38.04 0.60

(4) KABR - KOVALAM 144 237.43 6.96 135 204.66 4.80 102 109.64 3.38 44 12.53 0.53

(5) HOTEL AIRPORT ASHOK CALCUTTA 73 41.13 0.53 58 31.98 1.41 37 15.92 0.33 28 3.87 0.47

(6) HOTEL BANGALORE ASHOK 65 32.38 1.32 47 26.12 0.26 57 16.23 1.10 28 22.04 0.86

(7) HOTEL KANISHKA 143 521.63 5.58 113 315.25 2.18 79 206.49 3.47 48 38.32 0.78

(8) HOTEL QUTAB 67 150.85 0.44 32 68.05 0.63 21 23.58 0.04 11 3.28 -

(9) HOTEL JANPATH 223 146.29 4.89 243 98.70 4.60 119 94.02 2.63 57 23.84 0.30

(10) HOTEL AGRA ASHOK 80 39.84 1.77 79 34.59 2.48 65 35.77 1.90 47 12.95 0.36

(11) HOTEL VARANASI ASHOK 19 66.51 1.49 45 45.72 0.63 77 43.85 0.12 37 6.84 0.06

(12) LVPH - UDAIPUR 109 202.93 2.04 97 92.18 1.04 96 80.70 0.46 17 22.26 -

(13) HOTEL JAIPUR ASHOK 84 52.71 1.36 63 37.20 1.43 54 23.90 0.91 21 3.64 0.06

(14) HOTEL PATALIPUTRA ASHOK 32 19.35 - 33 21.22 - 52 16.04 - 18 2.95 -

(15) HOTEL BODHGAYA ASHOK 68 43.70 2.45 68 50.61 2.72 66 38.68 1.02 22 4.94 -

(16) HOTEL KALINGA ASHOK 34 4.31 0.08 25 4.65 0.11 21 1.60 0.11 15 0.67 0.03

(17) BHARATPUR FOREST LODGTE 136 59.48 3.96 156 60.65 3.36 181 63.71 3.39 50 10.09 (approx) 0.48

(18) HOTEL MANALI ASHOK 6 2.73 0.02 7 0.47 0.05 5 0.35 0.02 06 0.85 0.10

(19) HOTEL JAMMU ASHOK 17 1.84 0.11 14 3.22 0.18 14 2.13 0.10 09 2.00 -

(20) HOTEL MADURAI ASHOK 77 50.44 - 59 47.08 - 57 47.75 - 51 10.99 0.02

(21) TABR - MAMALLAPURAM 98 66.53 0.30 85 55.16 1.73 83 52.03 0.21 43 12.31 0.08

(22) HOTEL KHAJURAHO ASHOK 56 15.33 0.09 38 13.51 0.18 40 8.42 0.08 11 2.71 -

(23) HOTEL RANJIT 68 20.49 0.35 49 15.34 4.44 43 15.72 0.06 29 7.19 -

(24) LODHI HOTEL 106 38.73 0.96 93 37.89 0.98 84 32.23 0.94 37 7.37 0.39

(25) HOTEL HASSAN ASHOK 148 72.64 0.86 139 74.08 0.46 121 38.65 0.11 35 3.85 0.05

(26) HOTEL AURANGABAD ASHOK 60 8.44 0.65 44 6.44 0.79 38 6.47 0.63 15 1.79 0.04

(27) HOTEL INDRAPRASTHA 9 2.56 0.26 7 4.26 0.43 17 7.17 0.72 06 1.12 0.11