Managing Director Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), Aftab ur Rehman Rana has unveiled the plan to launch Sightseeing Double Decker Bus Service in Islamabad.
He briefed the tourism industry stakeholders here on Wednesday.
On this occasion, Naveed Anjum, Manager of TDCP, Mukhtar Ali, Manager of TICs, Sadia Nauman, Manager of P&P of PTDC, and representatives of the main hotels of Islamabad were also present in the briefing session.
The briefing revealed that the Islamabad Sightseeing Double Decker bus service will be launched in January 2025 under the joint venture of the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) and Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) to promote tourism in the capital city of Islamabad.
Mr. Rana, while giving a PowerPoint presentation, informed that the government is committed to using all its energies to promote tourism in Pakistan to make it a major sector of economic growth.
He said this new initiative will provide the visitors of Islamabad with a unique experience to explore the key monuments and tourist sites of the capital city through a guided tour twice a day daily with pick-and-drop facilities from all major hotels in Islamabad.
In the second phase of this program, PTDC in collaboration with the private sector will also launch weekend sightseeing tours of tourist sites around Islamabad including Taxila, Rohta Fort, Ketas Raj, Kallar Kahhar, Khewra, Takht-e-Bahi, Murree, Patriata and Peshawar.
Mr. Rana said that this modern and eco-friendly double-decker bus service is a landmark initiative of PTDC and TDCP which will greatly help in improving the tourist appeal of the capital city of Islamabad.
He said PTDC has already developed an integrated tourism plan for Islamabad to promote the image of the capital city as the gateway tourist destination of Pakistan through a collaborative approach of all the key stakeholders from the public and private sectors.
