J&K flags off helicopter service from Srinagar airport

To boost the appetite for Kashmir’s exotic locales, J & K has started their helicopter service at INR 10,000 to-and-fro to resorts of Pahalgam and Gulmarg from Srinagar Airport. Referring to the fillip helicopter service will provide to golf, conference and adventure tourism in the state, Farooq A. Shah, Secretary Tourism/ Managing Director, Jammu & Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC), Government of Jammu & Kashmir said, “We want to allure guests to experience the thrill of helicopter ride over destinations like Pahalgam, Sonamarg and Gulmarg. It will also promote heli-skiing, adventure tourism, golfing, and incentive and conference tourism. As a tourist destination, J&K offers the best to the tourist in the country. Be it pilgrimage, golfing, heritage, shopping cuisine and destinations, we are looking to improve our infrastructure in the next 2-3 years and we will soon be the best destination as far as infrastructure is concerned. There are international 5 star chains like Hyatt, ITC, Radisson tying up with local resorts to improve high-end tourism. Hopefully, 2016 should be a good year for us as we will be focusing and promoting adventure tourism, golfing, pilgrim tourism in Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and we aim to receive good number of tourists in the coming season.”