Friday, February 17, 2012

Reasearch: ‘Media perception affects tourism potential’

PESHAWAR: The tourism industry is considered to have suffered the most from the repercussions of 9/11. However, there has been little research on the perception of violence and instability in areas which were practically untouched by conflicts in the neighbourhood.

A research paper authored by Dr Fazlur Rehman of the Institute of Geography, Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Peshawar and Dr Arndt Holdschalg from the University of Hamburg documents the impact of terrorism on tourism in Chitral.
The study titled ‘War, Terror and Tourism: Impacts of Violent Events on International Tourism in Chitral, Pakistan’, explores the link between international and national events, the role of media as image makers and their collective impact on regional tourism and livelihoods in northern Pakistan.
 
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