Apply In-Person:

1. To renew Tour Operator Certificate, applicant has to visit the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation.
2. For Karnataka state tourism development corporation contact click here:Karnataka State Tourism development
3. Applicant has to visit the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation and obtain the application form from the respective officer.
4. Now complete the form with necessary information and make sure you have all the documents in hand that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. After filling the form, attach the documents mentioned in the required documents section below.
6. Check the application form and then submit it to the respective officer in Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation address mentioned in the office locations & contacts section below.
7. Now the authorities will verify your application and validate the submitted documents.
8. KSTDC authorities will inspect the facilities that are related to the touring company and if they are satisfied with the standards followed the authorities will provide a franchise permission.
9. The applicant will be later requested to collect the Renewed Tour Operator License on a specified date.

• Copy of the firm registration certificate or trade license.
• Copy of tour operator certificate.
• PAN card.
• Proof of bank account in the name of firm.
• Registered copy of the professional tax with commercial department.
• GST
• Service tax number
• Aadhaar card

Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka:
49, 2nd floor, khanija bhavan, Race course road, Bangalore- 560001
Contact number : 080-2235 2828, 080-2235 2626
Contact link: Government of Karnataka

Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation
Ground floor, BMTC Yeshwantpur TTMC (Bus Stand), Yeshwantpur CIRCLE,
Bengaluru- 560022, Karnataka, India.
Contact link: Karnataka State Tourism development

• Applicant who is having the certificate of registration as a tour operator can apply for renewal.
• Tourist operator who doesn’t have any criminal records or negative feedback can apply.
• Tourist operator who achieved the sales target in the previous year of service.
• Applicant has to renew the license one month before the expiry period.

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

The Renewed license shall be granted for two years.

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

It depends on the verification process.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites. 	
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• The approved applicant would have option to book KSTDC hotels and KSTDC package tours through online, on provide user credentials.
• The approved applicant must carry a common design name board as approved by KSTDC with KSTDC logo and name prominently displayed.
• It is statutory for the applicant to display details of various KSTDC offered packages, list of hotel and also about L.T.C facilities available for KSTDC operated tours.
• All cancellation and postponement should be done through online and charges are as per the KSTDC policy.

• Name of the tour operator.
• Contact number
• Company name
• E mail ID
• PAN number

• Tour operator must be registered to avail concessions and incentives from the state and central government.

• The approved applicant should do the minimum sales target of two lakh ( Rs. 2,00,000,00 ) per year. Falling to achieve the target for two consecutive years, applicant should be disqualified resulting in termination.
• Tour operator is one who makes arrangements for transport, accommodation, entertainment and other tourism related activities.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Karnataka State Tourism

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