Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) is launching a number of tourism projects in the areas where private sector is shy to invest in addition to develop 7 Tourist Facilitation Centres at all provincial headquarters including Islamabad, AJK and Gilgit Baltistan. This was told during a meeting held at PTDC head office, Rawalpindi with Secretary Tourism Hifz ur Rehman in the chair.
The meeting was informed that PTDC Motel Balakot, which was completely destroyed during the earthquake of 2005, had been reconstructed with 8 rooms and a restaurant with parking facility. Agenda of the meeting was to review the progress of PTDC and its subsidiaries. PTDC's General Manager (Planning and Development) Abdul Wahab Khan, General Manager Iftikhar Hussain Satti Flashman's Hotel, all departmental heads and senior officials were present.
Abdul Wahab Khan briefed the Secretary (Tourism) about the steps taken by the PTDC for the promotion of tourism in the country and abroad. It was told that PTDC participated in 4 international and 18 domestic tourism events in order to create the awareness about tourism attractions of Pakistan. Iftikhar Hussain Satti, General Manager apprised the meeting that PTDC was suffering from losses due to present law and order situation in the country. He called for special bail out package for the sake of reviving tourism in the country.
Secretary Tourism appreciated PTDC's efforts to promote tourism in the country. He said the corporation stands committed to promote tourism not only on domestic scale but also on international level. "The PTDC has a vision to enhance and revive tourism despite all odds and is committed to develop existing infrastructure," the secretary said.
He directed that the decisions of the Inter Provincial Tourism Ministers Meetings may be implemented in true letter and spirit. He urged PTDC to explore possibilities to prepare a strategy for income generation from commercial units. He directed that a viable proposal on bail out package may be prepared and submitted to the Ministry of Tourism to get it approved from Ministry of Finance.
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