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1 Nearly 80% of the hotels and homestays in the walled city have shut down since the pandemic struck File photo: The Tribune
Neha Saini
More than two lakh visitors converged on Amritsar on December 31, 2019, New Year’s eve. Most of them were devotees who wanted to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple the following morning. For the rest, the tourist circuit included Wagah border, Durgiana Mandir, Jallianwala Bagh, and sampling the culinary bonanza. The itinerary was simple: overnight stay at one of the several low-budget hotels, bed-and-breakfast inns, guest houses and homestays in the walled city, followed by a visit to local attractions. Then 2020 happened.