After a lean tourist season in the backdrop of back-to-back Parliamentary and assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir this year and deterioration in security situation, there has been a slight uptick in visitors in November to Kashmir valley, hinting at better days.
The tourism players say the tourism sector has seen a slump after bumper tourism seasons in 2022 and 2023, noting that low footfalls since July after the end of Parliamentary elections. The lull, they say, was further aggravated by the assembly elections in September-October followed by the series of attacks on security forces and civilians.
However, the…
