YOUTH TOURISM
Empowering Youth through Tourism!
“Pakistan is proud of her youth, particularly the students who have always been in the forefront in the hour of trial and need. You are the nation’s leaders of tomorrow and you must fully equip yourself by discipline, education and training for the arduous task lying ahead of you. You should realise the magnitude of your responsibility and be ready to bear it.”
Our youth are our greatest asset
Tourism is an industry where young ambitious people can progress and develop. You may learn teamwork, communication skills and leadership capabilities blended with excitement and life changing experiences. Further, you have the opportunity to witness our heritage, civilization, culture, values and interaction from diverse range of people in an enjoyable industry”.
Tourism offers Excitement and life-changing experiences
In an era full of challenges for the tourism industry, tourism for young people is a very important market segment, being a resource for change and innovation. According to UNWTO forecasts, 2020 will be about 300 million young people who will travel in a year, accounting for 320 billion dollars in market value. Youth tourism provides new learning opportunities to enrich their experience at all levels. For young people, travel is a form of learning, a way to meet other people, a way to have contact with other cultures, a source of career development, a means of self – development, an essential part of everyday life, a brief escape from reality. Young people are adventurous and want to develop their own knowledge. Often chooses to work in the places they choose to visit. They have an important role in attracting new visitors to their destination. Young people are adventurous and want to develop their own knowledge. They have a wide variety of forms of tourism for young people from which to choose. Each form itself helps to progress and evolve in different ways.