Tourism in Pakistan and its impact on economy

 

Tourism in Pakistan and its impact


Tourism is also considered to be one of the major industries besides others as there are many productive outcomes of this industry too. In some countries, tourism is their main industry as it significantly contributes to their economic rate, and their earnings largely depend upon tourism as well. if we specifically talk about Pakistan, it has outstandingly improved itself in the sector of tourism, and still, it puts efforts to develop it further. Moreover, in 2020, one of the famous magazines has declared Pakistan as one of the top tourist destinations in the world.

So far, many famous personalities including Britain's Prince William and Princess Catherine and YouTubers have been to Pakistan. They have highly admired the beauty as well as appreciated the security arrangements of Pakistan, and they looked forward to promoting tourism in Pakistan.

These efforts for progress in tourism will undoubtedly have an effective impact on the economy of Pakistan. In this article, we will discuss those benefits that will be on the economy of Pakistan due to tourism. 

Here are the following productive results of tourism that will be on Pakistan’s economy:

1. EMPLOYMENT

The very first benefit from tourism is employment. By promoting tourism, the jobs which extensively increase are- hoteling, service of restaurants, tourist guides, transportation services, shops and on and on. These kinds of employment certainly do well to the development of a country, and due to tourism, these opportunities have copiously escalated in Pakistan for the last couple of years, and that is helping the country for raising its financial state.

2. CULTURAL PRESERVATION

It is a fact that most tourists visit a country to explore their culture, customs, traditions, historical places, and dishes. For this reason, countries preserve them to attract as many tourists as they can. If we particularly talk about Pakistan, it is also famously known for its rich culture, tradition, historical places, and dishes throughout the world, and a large number of tourists visit Pakistan to experience and explore them. In their entire journey, tourists mostly applause Pakistan’s culture, tradition, historical places, and dishes, and Pakistan’s government is taking steps to preserve those heritages to draw the attention of more tourists, and as a result, more tourists come to  Pakistan and more wealth generates in the country

3. INFRASTRUCTURE

 Due to tourism, infrastructure like roads, railways, airports, and other services are constructed to encourage tourists in a country. Pakistan is also significantly working on infrastructure for the past few years. The government of Pakistan has taken many productive initiatives to construct motorways, national highways, and airports to flourish tourism in Pakistan, and it will undoubtedly grow Pakistan economically.

4. BUSINESS  OF HANDICRAFT

Tourists are always eager to look for the traditional things of a country, and Pakistan is also among those countries which are famous for their handicrafts. It is enriched with locally manufactured handicrafts that have a great demand in local as well as international markets, and due to tourism, the demand for Pakistani handicrafts has extensively thrived globally. 

5. STRENGTHENS RURAL COMMUNITIES

Tourism is the cause of strengthening rural communities too. Tourists often visit rural areas where they visit historical places; meet with localities, and purchase different products from there. Thus for promoting tourism in rural areas, the authority of a country substantially works on them to make them developed. Likewise, Pakistan also encourages rural areas for their significant contribution in increasing the economic rate of the country, and it has taken several initiatives for empowering rural areas in every aspect, and for this reason, Pakistan celebrates last year’s World Tourism Day with the theme “Tourism and Rural development”, and in this way, rural communities are being strengthened and put their country’s economy on the road to development.  

 

CONCLUSION

Thus, Pakistan tremendously works to flourish its tourism industry day by day. It is the reason, a large number of tourists are coming to Pakistan for experiencing its beauty and much more. The development in Pakistan has also been raised due to tourism, and these steps by the Pakistan government will surely improve the financial stability of the country.