World famous tourist resort,Gulmarg all set to to host sixth national-level golf tournament

Javaid Bhat
Bureau Head, Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar, Sep 27: Besides other National and International Sports events,Gulmarg will be now hosting the sixth national-level golf tournament this year as part of the Department of Tourism’s efforts to promote golf tourism and diversify Kashmir’s tourism offerings, Director Tourism Kashmir Syed Qamar Sajjad said on World Tourism Day in a function held here at Srinagar.

The tournament will be fully sponsored by the Department of Tourism and included in its annual calendar.
This is in place to mention that, tourism remains one of the major employment-generating sectors in Kashmir and the hospitality of stake holders including local population attracts the tourists to visit Kashmir.