Chitral to get its first five-star hotel

National Tourism Coordination Board (NTCB) Chairperson Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari has initiated the development work of the first five-star hotel in Chitral.

The hotel ‘BeJaan’ is being built under the public-private partnership, and will cost $30 million.

The hotel will have 80 bedrooms, two restaurants, and a hall with a 500-person seating capacity.

Anwar Aman, an overseas Pakistani who is the sole investor in the project, has named the hotel after his mother ‘BeJaan’.

The hotel will not only provide state of the art accommodation and dining facilities to tourists but will also create employment opportunities for the locals.

While addressing the groundbreaking ceremony, NTCB Chairman said that the government has taken numerous measures to facilitate the private sector to actively participate in promoting tourism across the country.

He added that the PTI government has also formulated a comprehensive plan to project Pakistan as a customised brand all over the world.

Besides, NTCB is also preparing to launch a dedicated e-portal that will promote Pakistan’s tourist attractions worldwide.