Kashmir tourist arrivals down 86 per cent in August-November
5 years ago

Kashmir tourist arrivals down 86 per cent in August-November

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The abrogation of Article 370 and the subsequent lockdown of Kashmir brought down tourist arrivals to a halt in the region. Arrivals between August and November fell 86 per cent against the same period in 2018 and 93 per cent compared with the same months in 2017. In the four-month period after the Article 370 was revoked in Kashmir, the tourist arrivals fell to 36,105 against 2,67,955 during the same period in 2018—a drop of 86.5 per cent. Though the government had opened up the state for tourists in October, the decline in arrivals was 84 per cent against the year-ago month, according to tourism ministry data. During the four-month period between August and December 2018, arrivals of 2,67,955 were 51 per cent down from 5,45,601 in the corresponding period in 2017.

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India Today  

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2 years, 5 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Al Jazeera  

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India TV News  

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The Hindu  

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Firstpost  

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