ISLAMABAD, Managing Director of Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Aftab-Ur-Rehman Rana Wednesday said that PTDC has begun a special virus-related training programs for local tour operators, hotel and restaurant managements for promoting responsible tourism activities after long gap of Covid lockdown.<\/p>\n
This initiative will help us projecting a soft, peaceful and Corona-secure tourist friendly image of Pakistan to the world, he said while speaking to a private news channel.<\/p>\n
MD PTDC said purpose of the new SOPs and guidelines was to promote \u2018secured & responsible tourism\u2019 where all relevant staff of Rescue-1122, health workers, hotel staff and tour operators would get training regarding Corona SOPs.<\/p>\n
He said workers of hotels, guest houses, restaurants, tour operators and tour guides have been vaccinated against Corona, adding, providing international standard facilities and Covid-secure atmosphere to domestic as well as international tourists is at our topmost priorities.<\/p>\n
He said every tourist aged above 50 should compulsorily carry Corona negative certificate and National Identity Card before departure for tourist sites, adding, same vaccination condition would also be strictly apply for above aged 30 to 40 from the month of July.<\/p>\n
He said government was doing its best to take all stakeholders in confidence and conduct a large scale training and awareness sessions for people related to tourism industry.<\/p>\n
He said hotels would not allow any entry without face mask and the reception of the hotel would be disinfected after the passage of every 6 to 8 hours.<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernment was paying special attention on the development of tourism sectors with adopting all Covid related precautionary measures, as well as attracting more foreign and local investment to revive the country\u2019s economic growth\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, Managing Director of Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Aftab-Ur-Rehman Rana Wednesday said that PTDC has begun a special virus-related training programs for local tour operators, hotel and restaurant managements for promoting responsible tourism activities after long gap of Covid lockdown. This initiative will help […]<\/p>\n
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