Pakistan a preferred destination for French

islamabad — More and more French and European tourists are choosing Pakistan as a preferred destination for tourism.

This was stated by representatives of the top tour operators of France who met the Ambassador of Pakistan to France Moin-ulHaque in Paris.

According to a message received from Paris, the tour operators who visited Pakistan in September this year in their separate presentations briefed the ambassador about their visit which gave them a first-hand experience of the tourism potential of Pakistan. Consequently, they have introduced new tour packages for Pakistan and have also created separate pages on their websites dedicated to Pakistan.

In response to this promotional

drive, tour packages offered by the famous French Clio Travels for 2019 were already sold out. Roots Travel will offer a special package for trips to Gilgit Baltistan, while Nomad Adventure was promoting mountaineering expeditions from Pakistan.

Similarly, Guide Petit Fute has decided to issue a new edition of its tourist guide book on Pakistan in March 2019, and will also organise a special exhibition of photographs of their visit to Pakistan.

Ambassador Moin-ul-Haque thanked the French tour operators for being a valuable partner in promoting Pakistan as a tourist destination.

He briefed them about the embassy’s cultural and tourism diplomacy initiatives which included setting a tourism desk at the embassy, launching of a tourism website in French language, holding of an international conference on mountain of Pakistan in Paris, publication of special dossiers on Pakistan in local tourism magazines, and airing of documentaries on Pakistan on local TV channels.

The ambassador informed the tour operators that a dedicated tourism office will be opened in the embassy to further promote cooperation in the tourism sector between Pakistan and France. —