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KRG plans to implement 40 tourism projects during the current year
19/04/2013 - 13:16
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Editor: Nihad Qais
Alsumaria News / Dohuk
announced the Tourism Authority Kurdistan region, on Friday, the determination of the Kurdistan Regional Government implementation of 40 tourist projects during the current year, saying that the visit of tourists to the region recorded an increase of 30% over the past five years. said spokesman of the rare Roustaa, in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "The Kurdistan Regional Government has decided to implement 40 tourism project in the plan for the current year 2013", referring to the "Select 65 tourist site through the draft tourism planning." He Roustaa that "the body long-term plan to identify about 400 tourism project During the next 25 years, "explaining that" last year 2012 recorded an increase of 30% in the establishment of projects and tourist facilities in the region. " He Roustaa that "tourist circuit is constantly striving to attract tourists to the region," noting that "the proportion of tourist visitors to the provinces region recorded an increase of 30% between the years 2007 2012. " explained spokesman Tourism Authority of Kurdistan that "the problem of land ownership is still an impediment to investment plans of tourism projects," pointing out that "the stakeholders working to resolve these barriers." He Roustaa to "The security conditions in Iraq adversely affected foreign investment in the tourism sector in the region", adding that "some companies and tourists also still fear to go to the Kurdistan region as part of Iraq." On the other hand Male Roustaa that "the body is currently seeking to qualifying competent in the field of tourism, "he said, adding that" it was agreed with the Ministries of Education and Higher Education to open a junior tourism and open sections of tourism in the universities and the development of curricula in Institutes of tourism. " He Roustaa that "the absence of culture, tourism and economic viability of this sector still exists among many of the citizens of the region , "calling" the concerned authorities and the media publish culture of tourism for its economic and social. " sources indicate the Tourism Authority in the Kurdistan region that more than 416 thousand tourists visited the provinces of Kurdistan during the first three months of this year, while the total number of tourists Zaúrben to the Region 2 million and 217 thousand over the past year 2012.
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