After concluding their Kargil Festival Tour, the Maharashtra Tour Operators have expressed desire to promote the district as a complete destination and not as a transit point for the travellers.
Speaking at an interaction programme here, President,Maharashtra Tour Operators Association (MTOA) SudhirPatil Monday said that theKargil is a complete destination where travellers can easily spend many days toenjoy its beauty.
He said Kargil has been known as the war place but it isequally beautiful and has an equal number of tourist attractions as other partsof the State.
“We have been here for a few days and we are still notthinking to leave this place. There are so many attractions like Aryan Village,Suru Valley, Zanskar, Hunderman and several other places which are sellable andhave huge tourism potential,” he said.
Patil said the famous Nun Kun is one of the majorattractions for adventure travellers.
“We will sell Kargil as a complete tourist destination andshow the travellers within and outside the country what this district has tooffer,” he said.
Patil said the Maharashtra tour operators will give Kargilan ample space in their publicity and promotional material, which isdistributed extensively across the globe.
Chief Guest on the occasion, Chairman and Chief ExecutiveCouncilor (CEC), LAHDC, KargilKachoFeroz Ahmad Khan said the districtadministration is focusing on tourism and education to help the region groweconomically.
“We don’t have any scope for any other sector but tourismwhich can change the economic dimensions of the region. We will earmark morefunds for the tourism sector so that its promotion and publicity is done at alarge scale,” he said.
While hailing the efforts of the travel and hospitalitysector of Kargil district for bringing the region on the tourism map, Ferozsaid the administration would provide every support to any kind for tourismpromotion.
Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, KargilBaseerulHaq alsoassured his full support to the travel trade bodies for such promotionalactivities.
He urged the travel agents from Maharashtra to promote theregion globally.
Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Hoteliers Club Mushtaq Chaya whoheaded the 12 member delegation from Kashmir to Kargil said the district hasimmense tourism potential which needs to be promoted within and outside thecountry.
Chaya hailed the people of Kargil for keeping the districtneat and clean and have maintained the ecology of the district.
He said he was very impressed by how the tour operators andhoteliers have been working hard for the promotion of the region.
Chaya also urged Maharashtra tour operators to promote theregion and other parts of the state, which have no match in the country.
J&K Hoteliers Club also announced ‘Hall of Fame’ awardto President All Kargil Travel Trade Association Ashraf Ali which will bepresented to him during Hoteliers Club’sCentenary Celebrations in October.