Ejaz Ayoub, an independent Srinagar-based economic analyst, said Kashmir's tourism business needs two basic factors in order to thrive: peace and sustainable demand. And, since March this year, the pandemic has dealt a crushing blow to tourism," Ayoub said. Kashmir's tourism season officially started on July 15, noted the region's director for tourism Nissar Ahmad Wani. Hotel Shah Abbas owner Trumboo said he is convinced the only way Kashmir's tourism industry will restart is with a significant "financial injection". Right now, he said, "Kashmir's tourism is not only damaged; it is dead."

Source: bd News24 September 28, 2020 00:00 UTC