Tourism continues to reel from pandemic affects
Plummeting revenue leaves cash-strapped provincial department with a deficit
The tourism department has now planned to prevent illegal construction of hotels and buildings without prior seismic study. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
After being shut for months, many historic sites are finally welcoming visitors. While tourism is gradually limping back to recovery, tourist attractions in and around the provincial capital still have a long road before they can claim the pre-pandemic normality.
According to details gathered by the Express Tribune, consecutive waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, that brought life to a grinding halt, have left Punjab’s tourism department in dire straits.