Stinking Beauty
Famous health resort Gulmarg which is known for its vast meadows and wild flower beds is facing existential threat as tonnes of waste generated...
Guide Number Two
Kings and queens saw Kashmir through his eyes. Visiting dignitaries sought him for his honesty and knowledge of the land. Abdul Samad Bhat, the...
History in Floating Water!
Moored on the western shores of Dal Lake away from noisy Boulevard, Clermont houseboats have earned a name for themselves in the annals of...
Tourism Trials!
With another bumper season for Kashmir tourism in full swing, famous tourist places are already feeling the heat of tourist rush. Even when the...
Flying High
Encouraged by the increased footfall of high-end tourists in Kashmir investors are exploring every possible option including paragliding to cash this boom. SYED ASMA...
Picniconomics
Tourism is cash and has instant trickledown effect on any economy. While the contribution of hospitality sector to the state’s overall economy is slightly...
A Year of Promises
Seen as an indicator of peace and normalcy, tourism sector may face an acute shortage of infrastructure in future. Despite rising concerns, there is...
A Knot of Convenience
Marrying foreign women isn’t a new tradition for the people of Kashmir. But the residents of Dal Lake have seen a steep rise in...
Khyber’s Gulmarg Entry
Creating a Rs 120 crore world-class luxury resort marks the beginning of Khyber Group’s entry into the hospitality sector. Market and the government foresee...
The Frislan we Lost
A village bearing the imprints of Kashmir’s rich cultural heritage was reduced to ashes in a devastating fire last week which left hundreds of...
A Deceptive Calm
An eerie calm is slowly settling down in Zanskar where communal riots had broken out over the conversion of six Buddhist families to Islam....
In Bad Light
The J&K tourism department’s hoardings are asking the natives to behave with tourists. Sameer Yasir offers an alternate narrative on how Goa, one of...
Inducing Fear
The tourism department of J&K has set a wrong precedent by erecting billboards with messages which portray locals in a bad light. People involved...
Revolutionising Travel
The introduction of Snow Cabs taxi service has become an eyesore for conventional taxi operators in Srinagar. Started by three young Kashmiri entrepreneurs, the...
J&K’s Yatra Network
Highly successful yatra to Vaishno Devi shrine and the controversial trek to Amarnath cave are not the only two ‘faith’ routes in J&K. Many...
