It is a myth that there are regions where the whole income of people depends on tourism. Swat is presented as one example. It is one of the most-touted tourism destinations in the northern areas of Pakistan. The only industry is cognate to tourism are hotels or restaurants which don’t contribute in any way significantly to the local economy as the hotels are owned by upper classes, often by non-locals have them as surplus income. Maximum a few hundred people have been working in them as staff, whereas, Swat has…
Tourism in Pakistan: without it, people die of hunger. A myth?
