PAKISTANI KASHMIR

For once, let's just stop fighting and enjoy KASHMIR's(pakistan) beauty. All the following pictures are from Azad Jammu & KASHMIR,(pakistan) please post pictures of Northern Areas/Gilgit Baltistan, and Jammu & Kashmir.

Nepal beutifull tourism

Surrounded by the lofty heights of the Himalayas, Nepal is a land of eternal beauty and attraction. It's a land of colorful cultures, ancient history and people, picturesque scenery and some of the best walking on earth. It is popularly known for the highest mountain peak of the world, Mount Everest which stands tall at 8848 metres. Nepal tourism informs about places to visit in Nepal, famous for the birthplace of Gautam Buddha who laid the foundation of Buddhism in the country. Come and explore Nepal having rich traditions of art, culture and heritage. Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal is a treasure house of ancient art and culture.

CHINA PAKISTAN BORDER (Karakoram Highway)

A new all-weather road, the Karakorum Highway connecting Rawalpindi/Islamabad with China’s Xinjiang Province runs through the Northern Areas. The 805 km. dual carriage metaled road starts from Havelian, 100 km. from Islamabad and winds through Abbottabad Mansehra Thakot Besham Pattan S azin Chils Gilgit Hunza to the Chinese Frontier across the 4,733 meters high Khunjerab Pass. The road built by the Pakistan Army engineers in association with the Chinese experts and technicians has been described as a marvel of civil engineering and even as "the Eighth Wonder of the World." Completed in 15 years, it has been forced through some of the world’s toughest terrain. The road not only opens up the Northern Areas to trade and travel but provides easy access to hitherto closed regions, connected by jeep or goat tracks.

WHAT is TOURISM

Although many of us have been "tourists" at some point in our lives, defining what tourism actually is can be difficult. Tourism is the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business or other purposes. Tourism is a dynamic and competitive industry that requires the ability to constantly adapt to customers' changing needs and desires, as the customer’s satisfaction, safety and enjoyment are particularly the focus of tourism businesses.
Types Tourism encompasses:
Outbound Tourism Outbound tourism is what you may be most familiar with. It involves the business of people going from British Columbia to other provinces, territories or countries. For example, going to Hawaii in February is considered outbound tourism.
Inbound Tourism-BC competes in a global market to attract tourists from the United States, Japan, Germany and many other countries. We also implement marketing campaigns aimed at attracting travelers from other parts of Canada. The tourists coming to BC from other places are called inbound tourists.
Sectors The tourism industry is divided into five different sectors:
[Photo]Accommodation Food and Beverage Services Recreation and Entertainment   Transportation Travel Services The diversity of these five sectors shows that the career options in the tourism industry are unlimited. Depending on your interests and skills, you can work indoors or out, nine to five or midnight to noon. You can work in an office, an airport or out of your home. You can have one career in the winter and another in the summer. In short, you can make your career fit the lifestyle you want.

TRAVEL with TOURISM

Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited". Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. In 2004, there were over 763 million international tourist arrivals. Tourism is vital for many countries, due to the income generated by the consumption of goods and services by tourists, the taxes levied on businesses in the tourism industry, and the opportunity for employment in the service industries associated with tourism. These service industries include transportation services such as cruise ships and taxis, accommodation such as hotels, restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues, and other hospitality industry services such as spas and

TOURISM

Tourism is defined as travel that people do out of their regular
environment for periods of time less than 12 months for
pleasure, business or other purposes. The tourism industry in
British Columbia consists of both traveling within the province or
into BC from elsewhere. Although many of us have been
"tourists" at some point in our lives, defining what tourism actually
is can be difficult.

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