15th July 2020
To All Members,

Sub: Reminder-IATO Online Survey on COVID-19 Pandemic Effect on
Employment in Travel & Tourism Industry
Dear Members,

As you all know IATO has been making all its efforts to get support from
the government in the form of:-

a) Financial support for the survival of our members
b) To include the Travel and Tourism industry under MSME for Non-Collateral
Interest-Free long term (5 – 10 years) loan for the revival of tourism
business.
c) Enhancement in SEIS scrips from 7 % to 10 %.

For the above purpose, we last met our Hon’ble Tourism Minister Shri
Prahlad Singh Patel on 27th May and CEO, Niti Aayog - Mr. Amitabh Kant
on 2nd July 2020 and discussed these issues and sought their help and
support. We got assurance and support from the Honble Minister as well
as from Mr. Kant who assured his full support by taking up these issues
with the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce and RBI.

During our meeting with the Hon’ble Minister and CEO, Niti Aayog, we
also mentioned about the problems our members are facing to retain their
employees as they have no funds to pay salary to their staff.  Members
have no other option but to reduce their salary, send them on unpaid
leave or terminate their services.

During the meetings, we were asked to give some figures of our industry
who need help for consideration. At present we do not have any such
figures regarding the number of staff our membership has to support our
demand. In order to give a figure to the government, IATO is conducting
an online survey on “COVID – 19 Pandemic Effect on Employment in Travel
& Tourism Industry”, in which we have asked a few simple questions to get
our members feedback. Since we are not asking the company name or any
other information, the information given by you would remain anonymous
and you need to just submit the information online without disclosing
your company’s name. Therefore, the information given by you through
this online survey is totally safe for you to participate without
disclosing your identity.

May I request all our members to participate in maximum numbers in this
Online Survey, which would help us to give correct figures to the
government to some extent as to how COVID -19 Pandemic has affected the
employment in the Travel and Tourism business. However, from one company
only one survey to be submitted.
Kindly spare two minutes of your valuable time to provide us this
important information on the following link:-
Click on the link: https://forms.gle/pc4vGmaXzqB74vvr8
Kindly revert with your response by 16th July 2020
We once again request you to participate in Maximum Numbers.
Thanking you and with best regards,

Pronab Sarkar
President