STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: With an increasing footfall of domestic and foreign visitors, tourism in Jammu and Kashmir is scaling new heights, making the Union Territory one of top destinations in the country.
“Year on year and month on month, we have received more tourists this year compared to previous year. We are ensuring that all domestic and international tourists have a memorable stay in Jammu and Kashmir,” tourism department secretary Abid Rashid Shah told PTI.
“It is the responsibility of all stakeholders of the tourism industry in Jammu and Kashmir to make it a warm and hospitable destination for all visitors,” he said.
Jammu and Kashmir received 1.88 crore tourists in 2022, a high enough number for any region, but the administration is expecting still that the arrivals will breach the two crore-mark this year.
Tourism Director Fazlul Haseeb said the number of arrivals was high even before the onset of the regular tourism season in the valley.
“Every single month the tourist numbers are increasing. It’s almost six lakh in the first four months it’s breaching records,” Haseeb said.
Popular mostly with honeymooners once, Kashmir is now attracting even long-married couples, who are coming to celebrate their anniversaries here.
