This ppt is about tourism in Pakistan. By going through these slides, you will know that how capable is Pakistan tourism to attract international tourists, and what's are the necessary steps that can boost Pakistan tourism.

1. INTRODUCTION
 Safwat Khan
 Bilal shafi
 Israr Ahmad

2. Tourism in Pakistan
 In Pakistan, tourism is a growing
industry.
 In 2010, Lonely Planet termed
Pakistan "tourism's 'next big thing'.
 The country has several historical and
cultural heritage sites.
 Pakistan was ranked The Best Holiday
Destination for 2020
 Third-highest potential adventure
destination in the world for 2020.
 Government has launched online visa
services for 175 countries.

3. Tourism
Contribution
To GDP
 World Tourism and Travel Council predicts that Pakistan’s
tourism industry has the potential to grow to around US$ 39.8
billion within a decade.
 The government is confident that tourism would be
contributing Rs.1 trillion to Pakistan economy by 2025.
 Tourism increases international trade and commerce.
 Tourism is one of the largest sources to generate employment
opportunities.

4. Contribution of
travel and
tourism to GDP
as a share of
GDP - Ranks

5. Contribution of
tourism to
Pakistan GDP
 According to the World Travel
& Tourism Council (WTTC), in 2019,
the contribution rate of tourism industry
to Pakistan's GDP was 5.9%, creating 3.9
million jobs.
 In 2020, contribution of travel
and tourism to GDP for Pakistan was 21.3
billion US dollars which make 7.2% of
GDP. Contribution of travel
and tourism to GDP of Pakistan increased
from 4.3 billion US dollars in 2001 to 21.3
billion US dollars in 2020 growing at an
average annual rate of 9.11%.

6. Tourism under Prime
Minister Imran Khan
Online Visa for Residents of 175
Countries
KPK Tourism Revamp
Pakistan Tourism Summit 2019
End to NOC

7. Online Visa for Residents
of 175 Countries
Earlier this year, Prime Minister of
Pakistan, Imran Khan introduced a new e-
visa policy to attract tourists from all
around the world. The updated system
allows visitors from 48 countries to
receive the visa on arrival while residents
of more than 175 states can avail online
visa services.

8. KPK Tourism
Revamp
State of the art Camping Pods have
been installed in many areas of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa including Thandiani,
Sharan Forest Kaghan, Bishigram,
Swat, and Gabin Jabbin. More regions
of KP will have these adventurous
vacation pods installed. This initiative
has attracted numerous tourists to the
scenic spots of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The tourism usually begins in June, but
the camping pods helped earn Rs 2.4
million in the last two months of Spring
season.

9. Pakistan Tourism
Summit 2019
The government made another effort by
organizing “Pakistan Tourism Summit
2019” in Islamabad. It was a commendable
initiative to uplift tourism in the country.
Many international vloggers were invited
including EvazuBeck, Trevor James, Rosie
Gabrielle, Mark Wiens, Amel Lamloum, and
Alex Reynolds.
These vloggers have fallen in love with the
beauty of this country and its warm-hearted
locals. They show the real and positive
image of Pakistan through their social media
channels thereby attracting more and more
foreign travelers to the country.

10. Increased Interest
of Foreign Airlines
With the updated visa policy and
improved security situation,
international airlines have shown
interest to resume their flight operations
from Pakistan. These airlines are
British Airways, Air France, Norwegian
Air, and Saudi Airways.

11. End to NOC
To attract more tourists, the
government ended the No Objection
Certificate (NOC) requirement for
foreigners so they can move freely and
enjoy every bit of Pakistan’s beauty.
Moreover, Pakistan is ready to
welcome five new airlines this year
including Afeef Zara Airways, Air Sial,
Go Green, Askari Air, and Liberty Air

12. Top Tourism Sites In Pakistan
 Hunza Valley
 Mohenjo-Daro
 Harappa
 Himalayan hill stations.
 Chitral valleys.
 Diemer District of Gilgit Baltistan
 Swat Valley

13. Mohenjo-Daro
 Mohenjo-Daro is an archaeological
site in the province
of Sindh, Pakistan.
 Built around 2500 BCE
 The site was designated
a UNESCO World Heritage Site in
1980.
 The site is currently threatened by
erosion and improper restoration.

14. HUNZA
 Hunza is a mountain valley in the
autonomous Gilgit-Baltistan.
 The Hunza valley is situated at an
elevation of 2,438 meters (7,999
feet).
 The region has several surviving
Buddhist archaeological sites.

15. KALASH OF
BIRIR VALLEY
 Kalash, also called Weigela or Wai.
 2.5 hours from Chitral City
 Residing in the Chitral district
of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
 Population of about 8000.
 Smallest minority group in Pakistan.

16. Nanga Parbat
 Nanga Parbat, also
called Diamir situated in the western
Himalayans.
 One of the world’s tallest mountains,
26,660 feet (8,126 meters) high.
 Austrian climber Hermann Buhl was
the first to reach the top in 1953.
 The British Alpine climber Albert F.
Mummery led the first attempt to
ascend the glacier- and snow-covered
mountain in 1895, but he died in the
attempt.

17. K2
 Second highest mountain in world.
 K2, at 8,611 meters (28,251 ft)
above sea level.
 It is located on the China-Pakistan
border between Baltistan.
 The summit was reached for
the first time by the Italian climbers
Lino Lacedelli and Achille
Compagnoni.

18. Impacts Of Pakistan
Tourism On Employment
 Travel agents.
 Tour Guide
 Transportation
 Earning By The Entry Tickets
 Hotels Manager
 Restaurant Or Food Stalls

19. Travel Agent
 Tourism is firstly enhancing the
opportunities for the travel agents or
the travel companies. when the
tourism increases in the country,
then the multiple travel companies
will be organized for the better
services. Then it is indirectly,
improves our economy.

20. Tour Guide
 As we know it, tourism sector is
happily flourishing in the Pakistan.
Therefore, the foreigner tourists or
the locals need a tour guideline or
the guideline for the historical
places, so, for their services many
vacancies already launched for the
tour guides to facilitate the visitors
or the tourists. Thus generating more
employments opportunities.

21. Transportation
 Obviously, to explore any specific
part, the visitors required the
comfortable transportation. Suppose,
after visiting the Lahore city, tourists
want to expose the city of lights in
Pakistan. So, the intercity travel,
transportation services also get the
better earning sources, when
passengers reserve the Lahore To
Karachi Flights. In this way, the
transport sector also achieves the
welfare or in the Karachi, visitors
hire the buses or private cab, then it
also the part of the earning for the
citizens.

22. Earning By The Entry
Tickets
 The historical places are charged the
entry tickets to the individual,
according to the tourism impact on the
employment; it also imposes the
beneficial reflection. The tourists
eagerly pay the money for buying
entry tickets and go inside to see the
architectural beauty and know about
the stories behind the places.

23. Hotels Manager
 After reading above information, it is
known fact; the tourists must need a
hotel or the residence staying places,
where they go to take rest for a while
after exploring the vibrant culture of the
Pakistan. The citizens can provide the
services to find out the best hotel,
according the tourists demand that is
near to the touristy spots and earn the
handsome money.

24. Restaurant Or Food
Stalls
 We know the food stalls, sounds a
local or poor, but it can run a poor
family. The major positive impact of
the tourism is reflected on the small-
town families. They can get benefits
by organized the food stalls near to
the visiting places because tourists
have keenly interest to eat the local
foods and the Pakistani local food
already rule on the world. On the
other hand, the restaurant or cafe
also can maintain to provide the
luxurious food services with the
delicious taste.

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