{"id":389,"date":"2020-03-27T15:29:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T15:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sirmaya.com\/blog\/?p=389"},"modified":"2020-03-27T15:31:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T15:31:28","slug":"tourism-in-pakistan-the-untapped-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sirmaya.com\/blog\/tourism-in-pakistan-the-untapped-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism in Pakistan \u2013 The Untapped potential"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='epvc-post-count'><span class='epvc-eye'><\/span>  <span class=\"epvc-count\"> 2,221<\/span><span class='epvc-label'> Views<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Travelling has been the ultimate hobby for individuals for a\nlong time now and there\u2019s a strong reason why it is considered such a wonderful\nthing all around the world. Starting with the most obvious reason, this\nbeautiful globe you call earth, holding the ultimate beauty at every edge. Yes,\nyour planet earth is the hub of beauty and scenic views, no matter where you\ngo, depending upon what you are looking for, this blue globe of wonder is got\neverything. Whether you seek peace of mind, or even just for thrill and\nadventure, you will find your kick, without a doubt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is why travel and tourism is considered as one of the\nlargest industries in the world and is appreciated all around in every country\nand region. The capacity to visualize, experience, and learn is the most\nsatisfying and enriching traits that the world provides an individual. There\nhave been cases to where people left off for an adventure and never returned to\ntheir hometowns because they found their perfect new life in a completely\ndifferent place\/country\/region, and thought, \u201cThat\u2019s exactly what is was\nlooking for all my life!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To some, this is a cultivating approach and they find their\ncalm in meeting new people, discovering and adapting to different cultures and\ntraditions; all in all, just being a part of something bigger, new, and fresh\nto their mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This hasn\u2019t just been picked by the individuals who like to\ntravel but the whole tourism industry, saw to its potential and promoted it\nuntil it became the biggest sources resulting in economic growth for some of\nthe popular countries. Take UAE for example \u2013 just about 15 to 20-years back,\nDubai was looked like a city struggling to develop with nothing but sand and\nwater all around. Now? Dubai is one of the most advanced and artificially\nappealing cities in the world, no offense. They spent all they had on enhancing\nthe beauty of the city and merged it with technology and better infrastructure,\nand made their way to one of the top tourist locations to visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, it is fair to say that tourism has massive potential and\nit can really turn things around, considering what it did for Dubai? Could the\nsame be done for Pakistan? That is the real question, and the answer is,\ndefinitely! Adventure and sightseeing, Pakistan\u2019s northern region has got that\ncovered pretty well, and in the recent times, with the development going around\nin the northern areas of Pakistan, there are higher and better prospects for\ntravel and tour now more than ever before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a social media geek, then you must have an idea\non how many foreign visits we have gotten in the past year, and let\u2019s not talk\nabout this year because this year did not start off all that well, if you know\nwhat that means, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thanks to China\u2019s truly, #Coronavirus <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br> Tossing sarcasm aside, Pakistan was visited by numerous friendly foreign visitors seeking adventures in the northern region of Pakistan and not only did they find adventure and thrill, but a very warm reception indeed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sirmaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/food.jpg\" alt=\"Famous Vlogger travels to Pakistan\" class=\"wp-image-391\" width=\"642\" height=\"385\" \/><figcaption>Famous Vlogger travels to Pakistan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\nThis untapped potential in Pakistan regarding tourism will bring about a boost\nin the GDP. The government of Pakistan has been making efforts with whole\ndedication to promote travel and tourism in Pakistan and inviting more of the\nforeigners to come and visit Pakistan. As good as this step is for the\nreputation of Pakistan, it will also result in a boost in Pakistan\u2019s economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Development of the tourism industry still requires a lot of work and the government has been taking initiative in investing into this particular segment to attract people from around the world and encourage locals to promote this untapped market bearing huge economic potential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sirmaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/zamen-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-392\" width=\"588\" height=\"330\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2,221 Views Travelling has been the ultimate hobby for individuals for a long time now and there\u2019s a strong reason why it is considered such a wonderful thing all around &hellip; 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