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| Hope to promote tourism in Kashmir from the meeting of G20 | | | | Organizations related to tourism in the Kashmir Valley hope that the holding of the world summit will promote tourism in Jammu and Kashmir and end the travel advisory for Kashmir by America, Europe and other countries. The people of Valley are hopeful that the upcoming G20 Working Group meeting in Srinagar will pave the way for the removal of specific travel advisories on Jammu and Kashmir by EU countries and the US which can give a massive boost to the tourism sector.
A significant number of foreign tourists - even from countries that have negative travel advisories - are visiting Kashmir and feel that the place is quite safe," Syed Abid Rasheed, Jammu and Kashmir. As a tourism stakeholder, I welcome the G20 event.
There are suggestions from various countries around the world, which unfortunately have been in place since the 1990s. "There's been a big change there, It's very peaceful now and there have been some cases where European countries are talking about lifting these travel advisories," Syed Abid Rasheed said. I am sure these things will be discussed and keeping in mind the current political scenario and the peaceful atmosphere in Kashmir, I hope they will take these suggestions to an end.
The influx of tourists from various countries will contribute significantly to the overall tourism industry of Jammu and Kashmir," Rashid added. Manzoor Ahmad Wangnu, who has been involved in the tourism trade for decades, said "I think now is the best time to cancel the advisory." Look, for the last two years, all the hotels, houses and boats have been full Credit goes to the tourism department .Before, you know, we had COVID and business was almost zero and now we have tourists calling for bookings, wanting to know if they will get hotel rooms or not.
This is wonderful news," Wangnu said. On international tourist arrivals, he said, "It was not so good in the last two years but it has started to move upwards. You see hunters and ponies and people involved in the tourist trade. They are doing great business. This message goes to the country and abroad.
It will take some time; we are showing them the best hospitality of Kashmir. He added that Kashmir is safe for tourists, especially international tourists.
Foreign tourists say they feel safe in the valley and are surprised by the hospitality of the people. I have been in Srinagar for three days and I feel very safe and well… I have visited the whole city and I do not feel unsafe. He said that he is aware of the advice of the German government but Traveled to Kashmir anyway.
The people are very nice," he said, adding that the three-day third G20 Tourism Working Group meeting will be held here from May 22 to 24. Foreign delegates attending the meeting will also visit the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir's Baramulla district. .
(16-05-2023) | | | | |
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