{"id":289779,"date":"2025-04-25T03:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T03:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/25\/majority-of-tourists-cut-short-kashmir-trip-some-are-still-hopeful-following-pahalgam-attack\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T03:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T03:19:11","slug":"majority-of-tourists-cut-short-kashmir-trip-some-are-still-hopeful-following-pahalgam-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/25\/majority-of-tourists-cut-short-kashmir-trip-some-are-still-hopeful-following-pahalgam-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Majority of tourists cut short Kashmir trip, some are still hopeful following Pahalgam attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thousands of tourists cut short their visit and left the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday in the wake of the attack on tourists in the popular meadow of Baisaran near Pahalgam town in Anantnag district of southern Kashmir.<\/p>\n

Holidaymakers rushed to the capital city Srinagar from tourist destinations across Kashmir, including Pahalgam, to move out of the valley as soon as possible. Tourism is the most visible economic activity in Kashmir, contributing around 7 per cent to the gross domestic product of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n

As the only national highway connecting the valley with the rest of the country was partially closed due to landslides, tourists flocked to the high security Srinagar airport. Eight extra flights were operated from Srinagar airport. Bodies of the tourists were also flown to their respective cities from Srinagar airport. As per the official details from the airport authorities 11092 passengers departed from the airport while 6561 arrived here. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s heartbreaking to see the exodus of our guests from the valley after yesterday\u2019s tragic terror attack in Pahalgam but at the same time we totally understand why people would want to leave,\u201d said chief minister Omar Abdullah.<\/p>\n

He said the administration had been directed to facilitate traffic between Srinagar and Jammu to allow tourist vehicles to leave.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe had come here with the family for a week, but now we have cut short our visit and are leaving tomorrow (Thursday),\u201d a person from Kolkata said on condition of anonymity.A tour operator from Srinagar said 90 per cent of the bookings till June had been cancelled. He said many families had rescheduled their tickets, which led to a huge rush at the airport.The director general of civil aviation requested the airlines to consider waiving cancellation and rescheduling fees and provide all necessary assistance to tourists facing unexpected circumstances and challenges.<\/p>\n

Tour operators as well as local tax and auto rickshaw owners offered free rides to tourists to the airport and hotels. \u201cI had to receive nine groups today and just one group arrived and others cancelled,\u201d said a tour operator, who did not wish to be identified.<\/p>\n

In Pahalgam, Mudasir, who works in a hotel, said tourists left in huge numbers after sudden checkouts. \u201cOne prominent travel website informed me that they did 5,500 cancellations over the past 24 hours,\u201d he said. Mudasir lamented that we travelled back in time and Pahalgam looks as deserted as it was during “2016 protests.”<\/p>\n

\u201cLocals and tourists are in panic and we have to work together to get over this. We express solidarity with the families of victims. We won’t talk about business now as this is an unprecedented attack,\u201d said Mushtaq Chaya, chairman of Jammu & Kashmir Hoteliers Club.
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