The Managing Director of Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), Brigadier (Rtd) Aman Ullah said here, on Sunday that to attract the maximum number of Chinese outbound tourists, the PTDC intended to establish its office in China.
"The setting up of Tourism Office here would help the Chinese tour operators to easily interact with us in sending tourists to our country", he told newsmen after conclusion of the 3-day Beijing International Tourism Expo (BITE).
He however, appreciated the Press and Culture Counsellor at Pakistan Embassy who is at present facilitating in big way to send tourists to Pakistan. During BITE, I met with several tour operators and was delighted to know that most of them had extensive knowledge about our tourist resorts", he noted.
He said that he considered a bright feature in cooperation between the tourist sectors of the two countries.
Brigadier Amman said that Pakistan would celebrate the "Gandhara Week" in the month of November, in which PTDC would invite a large number of Chinese writers, scholars, tour operators and other tourism related officials so that they could see themselves the potential Pakistan offers for them.
The Managing Director PTDC further said that he also intended that Chinese businessmen associated with tourist related business to visit Pakistan, construct hotels and motels and run the same as per their need.
He said that during his meetings, he had given some proposals to tour operators including that if a group of 50 tourists visits Pakistan, we would like to offer them rebated air tickets, rebate in hotels and transport, and if they have any apprehension with regard to law and order that would also be addressed by ensuring foolproof security cover. "We have a large number of world class Buddha sites for the Chinese interested in visiting these religious sites", he noted.
He said that being very close to China, there are number of plus points for Chinese tourists to visit our country as they would pay lesser amounts on buying air tickets or even they can come by road.
Brigadier Aman said that over seventy countries took part in BITE and he was delighted that Pakistan's pavilion got first prize of best organised stall.