{"id":55400,"date":"2019-09-19T12:51:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T07:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=55400"},"modified":"2020-05-07T16:04:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T11:04:34","slug":"tourism-sector-punjab-usd-50mn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/tourism-sector-punjab-usd-50mn.html","title":{"rendered":"Tourism sector in Punjab gets USD 50mn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Punjab government has decided to spend USD 50 million on the tourism sector over a period of five years as part of the Punjab Tourism Economic Growth (PTEG), a news source reported. With this measure, the provincial government aims to bring the tourism sector on par with international standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-govt-develop-kotli-sattian-tourist-spot.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Punjab govt to develop Kotli Sattian as tourist spot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Punjab Minister for Tourism &amp; Sports Rai Taimoor Bhatti reviewed the PTEG project during a recent meeting. He stressed that Punjab was rich in opportunities for religious and historical tourism. He added that the government was prioritising the promotion of this sector.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting decided to hire expert consultants for the restoration and rehabilitation of the following sites in Punjab:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Darbar Sahib Narowal<\/li>\n<li>Birthplace of Nankana Sahib<\/li>\n<li>Rori Sahib Gujranwala<\/li>\n<li>Punjab Sahib Hasanabdal<\/li>\n<li>Dera Sahib Lahore<\/li>\n<li>Sucha Soda Sheikhupura<\/li>\n<li>Several other religious spots<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The meeting\u2019s participants also discussed the need for technical support, marketing business ideas, and creating job opportunities at the historical places of the province. The decision was made to soon launch a mobile application for facilitating the public. The application will also help create awareness about the facilities provided by the Punjab Tourism Department at various attractions.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the meeting focused on the improvement of infrastructure and construction of roads at tourist sites.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-govt-form-new-tourism-authority.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Punjab govt to form new tourism authority<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the official tourism policy, the provincial government plans to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop the tourism sector to provide state-of-the-art services across Punjab<\/li>\n<li>Focus on religious, historical, and other high-opportunity segments<\/li>\n<li>Mobilise private investment for tourism sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-cabinet-approves-tourism-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Punjab\u2019s tourism policy<\/a> underscores the importance of increasing access to heritage sites for both national and international tourists. It stresses that this measure will enhance economic gains and pay significant social dividends. Additionally, the policy focuses on making Punjab a tolerant, pluralistic, vibrant, and culturally confident society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Punjab government has decided to spend USD 50 million on the tourism sector over a period of five years as part of the Punjab Tourism Economic Growth (PTEG), a news source reported. With this measure, the provincial government aims to bring the tourism sector on par with international standards. Read:\u00a0Punjab govt to develop Kotli Sattian as tourist spot Punjab Minister for Tourism &amp; Sports Rai Taimoor Bhatti reviewed the PTEG project during a recent meeting. He stressed that Punjab was rich in opportunities for religious and historical tourism. He added that the government was prioritising the promotion of this sector. The meeting decided to hire expert consultants for the restoration and rehabilitation of the following sites in Punjab: Darbar Sahib Narowal Birthplace of Nankana Sahib Rori Sahib Gujranwala Punjab Sahib Hasanabdal Dera Sahib Lahore Sucha Soda Sheikhupura Several other religious spots The meeting\u2019s participants also discussed the need for technical support, marketing business ideas, and creating job opportunities at the historical places of the province. The decision was made to soon launch a mobile application for facilitating the public. The application will also help create awareness about the facilities provided by the Punjab Tourism Department at various attractions.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":8081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15167],"tags":[13052],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-55400","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tourism","8":"tag-details-on-tourism-sector-in-punjab-gets-usd-50mn","9":"cat-15167-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tourism sector in Punjab gets USD 50mn - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lahore: The Punjab government has decided to spend USD 50 million on the tourism sector over a period of five years as part of the Punjab Tourism Economic\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/tourism-sector-punjab-usd-50mn.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tourism sector in Punjab gets USD 50mn - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lahore: The Punjab government has decided to spend USD 50 million on the tourism sector over a period of five years as part of the Punjab Tourism Economic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/tourism-sector-punjab-usd-50mn.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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