G20 meet ends, Kashmiris hope for tourism revival
J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said representatives from some of the countries that have issued such advisories were present at the meeting.
G20 delegates at Nishat Garden in Srinagar on Wednesday. Express As the third G20 tourism working group concluded on Wednesday, with 60 delegates from 27 countries spending three days in Srinagar, expectations to see a boost in tourist footfall in the Valley from some to these countries has risen among local residents. On the last day, the delegates were taken to several tourist spots across Srinagar to give them an overview of what the city has to offer.
In the last financial year, Jammu and Kashmir received 1.88 crore tourists, according to the Tourism Department’s figures. Even as a majority of them were Vaishno Devi-bound pilgrims, officials said the Valley got nearly 26 lakh tourists. They are now hoping this high-level summit will make international travellers aware about the safety aspect and restart the process for some of these countries to withdraw negative travel advisories on Kashmir.
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