Morung Express News Dimapur | December 13 ‘Hotel Europa Inn’ located at Golaghat Road was inaugurated by Lok Sabha MP, Neiphiu Rio, on Tuesday. The new Hotel boasts of 34 rooms, family restaurant, conference hall, banquet hall, party hall, spa, basement parking for 25 vehicles and dormitory for drivers. According to the owner of the building, the hotel building is one of the sturdiest buildings with sound engineering, which can withstand severe earthquakes. The Lok Sabha MP in his address said any new venture, especially hotel industry, is filled with full of challenges and therefore needs the support of the district administration, police and public at large. Rio said Nagaland being a ‘Land of festivals’ has the potential to attract more tourists and visitors if situation is conducive along with facilities like hotels and other infrastructure. He also said opening of hotels would not only provide comfort and roof to the weary travelers and tourists but also generate employment to the local youth. Rio stressed on the need to focus on budget hotels, which should be clean, decent and secure, to attract more tourists in the commercial hub Dimapur and the state as a whole. On Naga hospitality, the former chief minister said many a times Nagas are too hospitable to the extent of tasking family members to the extreme just to please tourists or visitors from outside. “Our hospitality should not extend beyond what is necessary. Most of us invite outsiders to our home and burden our wives and children to the extreme. We should also take time to treat our family in restaurants and hotels”, he said. Earlier, Rev Phughoto Aye invoked God’s blessings and former minister, G Kaito Aye, MLA, proprietor of the hotel, proposed vote of thanks.
