Meeting with GB tourism minister
RAJA Nasir at tourism department of Gilgit Baltistan:
We start our work with this meeting. First of all, we request for the meeting arrange with us. We visit many times but he is not available, at last we met with him or share our objectives to promote or sustain tourism in Pakistan. He really appreciate our objectives or as well our work. Our discussion on tourism with Raja Nasir minister of tourism in GILGIT BALTISTAN was very informative or he told us he is working on some projects in GB. He also told us that some roads also in work to the easiness of tourist or increase the beauty of GB. Some heavy projects also in discussion, he told. He told, Government didn’t focus in tourism. Government not generate a much budget required for the projects. This is the loss of low tourism.
He argued, GB is at the early stage of tourism development, and residents show a willingness to support tourism even though tourism costs outweigh benefits. Besides, the existing tourism policy of Gilgit-Baltistan focuses explicitly on economic sustainability but overlooks the socio-cultural and environmental concerns. The mega-infrastructural development project provides easy access to remarkable tourism destinations and keeps attracting tourists.
Tourist data from the tourism department of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Pakistan, show that the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project's impact positively relates to tourism demand. GB is at the early stage of tourism development, and residents show a willingness to support tourism even though tourism costs outweigh benefits. Besides, the existing tourism policy of Gilgit-Baltistan focuses explicitly on economic sustainability but overlooks the socio-cultural and environmental concerns. Therefore, the present study based on the stakeholder theory provides policy implications to minimize adverse effects on socio-cultural and ecological resources and achieve sustainable tourism.
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