Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) is planning to re-shape its tourist information centres (TICs) on modern lines.
Talking to media, PTDC Managing Director Abdul Ghafoor Khan said on Sunday these centres would be refurnished with modern facilities and equip with attractive outlook with a view to portray tourism face of Pakistan.
He said that PTDC was in process of development of centralized booking and reservation system for all PTDC facilities spread throughout the country.
He directed all the officers and staffers that all visiting tourists at TICs might be provided information according to their needs. He said that all the 14 PTDC tourist information centers in country would be upgraded and government had assured its full support in this regard.
He said TICs were representatives of Pakistan’s tourism industry, which was required to be uplifted on modern requirements. He said that PTDC also planned to rename TICs as tourism promotion centres.
He said that PTDC was considering to set-up a tourist information centre (TIC) in Khewra, adding that a modern high tech tourist information centre (TIC) would be established at new under constructed Islamabad Airport.
He said that efforts were underway to set up new TICs at other airports as well. The visiting tourists would also be provided with the facility of hotel and transport booking upon arrival at the airport, he added.
