Feb 07 2009
Iraq - an Upcoming Tourist Destination
Can you take it in?? Iraq has registered an unprecedented growth in the foreign tourist inflow in the country. They have registered a hundred percent growth in the number of foreign - read Western tourists visiting their country.
Recently there was a news by the New York Times that said there was a tourist in small town of Iraq that has no hotels. The tourist’s nationality was found to be Turkey and he had came to the country on a 10 day visa and entered the country land and reached Baghdad by taxi. It must have a been a roller coster ride for him. Touring a war ravaged country just after it went through its first democratic election after the US attack in 2003.
He seems to be lone tourist that came to Iraq after the 2003 US attacks. The people of the country must have been left feeling great after knowing that some one still wants to see their country if as the odds of getting hit by a bomb or rocket is higher than finding a hotel to live in.
Way to Iraqis.. You got to develop your tourist spots better - this will further increase the tourist inflow.
Comments are welcome.
