Pakistan was positioned a lowly 101st out of 119 countries in the Travel and Tourism Development Index published recently by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Region-wise, only Bangladesh was below Pakistan in Asia-Pacific.
Within the Middle East, United Arab Emirates came in at 18th, Saudi Arabia at 41st, Qatar at 53rd and Bahrain at 58th place. UAE topped the rankings in the MENA region.
The index measured the set of factors and policies that enable sustainable and resilient development of the travel and tourism sector (T&T), which in turn contributes to the development of a country.
The index was compiled in collaboration with the University of Surrey with the help of experts from the T&T industry.
The United States topped the overall list followed by Spain, Japan and France.
Australia, Germany, United Kingdom, China, Italy and Switzerland rounded off the top 10.
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