In Pakistan tourism news. so far 700,000 local and foreign tourists visited Gilgit Baltistan since Eid-ul-fitr. It increased during the ongoing summer season because of gilgit’s weather and mountainous terrain.
Moreover, The NCOC has recently declared vaccination certificates mandatory for hotel bookings. To keep tourists visiting Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa safe from the ongoing pandemic.
Pakistan tourism in collaboration with PIA. the GB government took many initiatives to boost tourism by improving air access to the area. Their focus was to promote the valley as a winter sports and adventure tourism destination by arranging festivals and competitions.
Ice hockey tournaments, skating and skiing competitions, and the K-2 winter summit arranged last year in GB got overwhelming response from local and foreign tourists.
Similarly, around 40% of adventure tourist groups cancelled their tour due to the pandemic.
