Even as Mumbai is crawling its way out of the lockdown, tour operators in the city are struggling to find solutions that will help them get back to business. While discounts and deals are being offered to lure tourists for future travels, it might not be enough in a post-COVID-19 world, where health hygiene and safety, will be top priority.

"People are still scared," said Viraat Kasliwal, owner, Raconteur Walks Tourism Company. According to Kasiwal, because the tourism business involves too many stakeholders, the need of the hour would be to ensure that each one of them works together, for people to feel confident enough to travel again. "Just the tour operator adhering to social distancing isn-t going to be enough. Everyone, including hotels, tour operators, transportation suppliers, food and beverages have to adhere to social distancing and health hygiene standards. I think only offering -private- value for money tours will be the way forward," he added.