Re: End of Swat tourism?
i think we should forget about tourism from non pakistani people, even our internal tourists dont consider going to these areas , how can we expect any one from abroad visiting Pakistan. even if the locals from different parts Pakistan or Pakistanis from abroad start touring PAkistan, locals will get the jobs back in hospitality and transport etc. later we can think of attracting the others.
If Pakistanis dont consider visiting these areas then a foriegner will defnitely avoid going to the county thinking he will be the target of these fanatics.
Pakistan tourism only attracted by people who really know or want to know about the place and are adenturers. absolutely no one attracted to Pakistan because of any marketing by the country. PTDC has even failed to tap the local potential, running hotel/motels and coach services should be left to private sector they should be facilitator not the operators!
with no marketing or image building Pakistan is left to international/local media news, that didnt help at all
and the jihadi elements on the rampage , lal masjid at the heart of Islamabad and terrorist bombing in major cities brought end to natural attracted tourists.