by Omer Farooq Khan in Times of India, Sept 27, 2023ISLAMABAD: Beijing has turned down several of Islamabad’s proposals related to direct investments in multiple sectors under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), including energy, tourism, water management and climate change, minutes of a key panel meeting indicate. The signed minutes of the CPEC’s Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) bring to fore the formidable challenges both sides face in deepening economic ties. The JCC meet was held…
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by Sangam Prasain & Rupa Gahatraj in The Kathmandu Post, Apr 1, 2023Thousands of Hindu pilgrims from India used to come to Nepalgunj in southwestern Nepal every year to fly to Simikot, from where they would enter Tibet for the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra. The religious travellers would fill the hotels and restaurants, and keep travel agents, airlines, guides and porters busy. The annual pilgrimage season would be boom time for the tourism industry, and the…
By Saman Indrajith in The Island, Jan 7, 2023Tourists were facing difficulties due to lack of coordination among institutions tasked with promoting tourism, Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), Priyantha Fernando said. Fernando said that Russians who arrived at Mattala airport on the Red Wings airline had waited for over four hours due to a shortage of immigration officers, among other things.Fernando said that the industry would also suffer from electricity tariff hikes.…
by Fakhar Kakakhel in TNS, Dec 25, 2022The writer is a Peshawar based researcher, trainer and journalistOver the past year, the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan has carried out a number of attacks across Pakistan, killing and injuring dozens of people. The fear of terrorism has had a significant psychological impact on the population. It has also disrupted the tourism economy, as tourists have been hesitant to visit areas seen prone to terrorist activity. The government has taken…