*PESHAWAR – Pakistan tourism sector gets a boost with the entry of theSwiss International Hotels and Resorts in Pakistan tourism sector.*
*As per media report, *Swiss International Hotels & Resorts is planning toopen its chain of luxury hospitality in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Swiss International Hotels & Resorts President and CEO Henri Hans WRKennedie, in a meeting with K-P CM Mahmood Khan said that they were alreadyworking on establishing luxury hotels in different cities of the province.
In the first phase, the Swiss chain will set up hotels at Peshawar andSwat. The success of phase I will lead to phase II of the plan for hotelsin Mardan, Chitral and Malakand, Kennedie told the meeting attended byministers and top bureaucrats.
On desire of CM Mahmood, the investors said they would also look into theoption of developing tourist spots.
Mahmood said that promoting tourism as industry in the province was hisultimate target. He said that his government was working to ensure easyaccess for local and foreign tourists to the attractive and beautifultourism sites of K-P.
He said that 20 new sites had already been identified under the 100-dayagenda of provincial government. “We will also welcome and facilitate boththe national and international investment in the whole exercise forpromoting tourism in K-P,” he said while talking to five-member delegationof investors led by MPA Nazir Abbasi at Chief Minister Secretariat Peshawar.