The First International Tourism Investment Expo 2023 concluded here with numbers of recommendations to promote tourism. It was attended by a large number of stakeholders. The event was jointly inaugurated  by the High Commission of Malaysia,  Azhar Mazlan, High Commission of Azerbaijan, Khazar Farhadov, Ambassador of Thailand, Chakkrid Krachaiwong, Ambassador of Iran, Mr. Reza Amiri  Moghaddam, Commercial Consular of Embassy of Turkiya, Enes Malik CETTIN and Managing Director Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation, Mr.Aftab Ur Rehman Rana. Aftab Ur Rehman Rana in his keynote address spoke about the rich potential of tourism in Pakistan and briefed about the opportunities available in tourism and hospitality industry in different regions of Pakistan.  

He also elaborated about the recent initiatives adopted by the government  of Pakistan for tourism sector and said new tourist resorts are being  developed besides upgrading existing tourist facilities and opportunities available for private sector to invest in tourism infrastructure development. He also appreciated the efforts of Mr.Rauf Raja, CEO of Brain Designer for successfully arranging this event with the support of PTDC and other sponsors. During the panel discussions about Potential of Pakistan Tourism, Role of Corporate Sector in Tourism and Hospitality Tourism and Infrastructure Development in tourism sector panelists Azim Qureshi, Ms Kiran Afzal, Mr. Andre Privateer,  Mr. Aqeel Abbasi, Mr. Maqbool Hussain, Mr. Waqas Qayyum,  Omair Khattak, Yasir Hussain Qazi Bilal participated in the deliberations. On this occasion PTDC, all the provincial tourism departments, various investors in tourism and hospitality sector and real estate development groups also put up their stalls to showcase their upcoming projects and products.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)