India ranked 65,Pakistan ranked 122 in World Tourism Index.

[Gandalf]

Pakistan ranked at 122 in the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness ranking.

Even as news reports of bomb blasts, street violence, flailing airlines and crumbling tourist spots keep trickling onto front pages, the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTC1) 2013 report released on Thursday revealed that Pakistan had improved by three ranking points, up from 125 in 2011 to 122 in 2013.
Pakistan landed between Cameroon (121) and Bangladesh (123) in the overall world ranking, while neighbouring India ranked 65 on the competitiveness table.
In the regional Asia Pacific rankings, Pakistan came in at 24, in between Tajikistan (23) and Bangladesh (25).
The ranking are divided into three sub indexes, where Pakistan ranked 131 on the travel and tourism regulatory framework, 104 on the business environment and infrastructure, and 116 on travel and tourism human, cultural and natural resources.
The index was compiled by taking 14 statistically significant indicators into account including, policy rules and regulations, environmental sustainability, safety and security, health and hygiene, prioritisation of travel and tourism, airport transport infrastructure, ground transport and infrastructure, tourism infrastructure, ICT infrastructure, price competitiveness in the travel and tourism industry, human resources, affinity for travel and tourism, natural resources and cultural resources.
Improvement
According to the report, Pakistan showed improvements in the areas of human resources, where the indices on education and training have improved to the rank of 125 in 2013 as compared to 134 in 2011.
Similarly, availability of qualified labor showed an improvement, rising to 79 in 2013 as compared to 100 in 2011 — an indication of a return of skilled labour force from the middle east and other countries.
Decline
Among the areas where Pakistan showed poor performance are policy rules and regulations, dropping from a ranking of 106 in 2011 to 120 this year. Pakistan also fell in prioritising of travel and tourism, which secured a rank of 131 in 2013 as compared to 121 in 2011.
Out of all the economies on the TTCI, the list was topped by Switzerland, while Haiti finished last.
Table ranking (bottom)

Read the full WEF report here.

Pakistan ranks 122 out of 140 countries in Travel, Tourism Competitiveness report – The Express Tribune

 

[Cherokee]

65 is just Pathetic . we really need to ramp up our infrastructure and many other things and be in top 20 at the least .

 

[Backbencher]

Ufff......we should worry only about ourselves . Anything above 10 for the worlds 7th largest country is a shame !!

 

[Gandalf]

Ufff......we should worry only about ourselves . Anything above 10 for the worlds 7th largest country is a shame !!

Actually even China which is much larger than ours is ranked 45 only,so India has not performed that bad though we can obviously do better.

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_TT_Competitiveness_Report_2013.pdf

 

[Backbencher]

Actually even China which is mch larger than ours is ranked 45 only,so India has not performed that bad though we can obviously do better.

When are we going to quit the dick measuring contest ???

 

[iam not greek]

Actually even China which is mch larger than ours is ranked 45 only,so India has not performed that bad though we can obviously do better.

that kind of give relief considering China has awesome infra. Not bad for India then

 

[blood]

in the next 10 years we should aim to be in the top 30 atleast .

 

[KRAIT]

65 is just Pathetic . we really need to ramp up our infrastructure and many other things and be in top 20 at the least .

Pathetic ? Dude, considering the state of our country, its impressive.

On a serious note, we have to look at the how much we have jumped in last few years or decades. Consider that Tourism industry depends on many things. It also depends on choice of Tourists around the world. Also consider the major tourists from a particular country and the economic condition of the people of similar country.

When millions of jobs are lost in Europe, do you think we can get so many tourists from Europe at this time.

I am not giving excuses, but we have to take all things into account.

We need to attract Chinese people too for our Buddhist places. We need to take special measures to attract them. China is a huge market for India.

We also have many Muslim attraction tourist places in India but we need those places to be given a make over. Look at Ajmer Dargah Sharif. A lot should be done to the Ajmer and nearby regions. A complete makeover is needed.

 

[T90TankGuy]

Its already been posted mate

 

[KRAIT]

When are we going to quit the dick measuring contest ???

Actually he is not wrong in this comparison. Both countries have rich civilization, same population size and they have better infrastructure.

We can learn from them and understand how can we jump in ranking in understanding what attracts to China and where can we cooperate with China for mutually beneficial measures.

Like special concessions and fast Visa clearance for tourists. Both have good economy going and income of middle class is increasing and travel is increasing.

 

[Kambojaric]

No surprises on our front. Despite there existing a lot of potential the socio-political situation of Pakistan right now is hardly attractive for foreign tourists. Am a bit surprised on India's low ranking though to be honest. I thought you guys would be in the top 20 at least considering you have sites like the Taj and Goa.

 

[KRAIT]

No surprises on our front. Despite there existing a lot of potential the socio-political situation of Pakistan right now is hardly attractive for foreign tourists. Am a bit surprised on India's low ranking though to be honest. I thought you guys would be in the top 20 at least considering you have sites like the Taj and Goa.

Infrastructure problem buddy. Not good road routes and other travel options. And many other countless problems. I can talk and tell about Rajasthan which is a major attraction for foreign tourists.

 

[Kambojaric]

Infrastructure problem buddy. Not good road routes and other travel options. And many other countless problems. I can talk and tell about Rajasthan which is a major attraction for foreign tourists.

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I suppose so. It cant be a matter of popularity because i have met many "gore" here who have been to India. But yes infrastructure is a major issue throughout the region.

 

[A.Rafay]

Our govt promotes terrorism not tourism! What else should we expect from this govt!

 

[Ayush]

Actually even China which is much larger than ours is ranked 45 only,so India has not performed that bad though we can obviously do better.

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_TT_Competitiveness_Report_2013.pdf

this is what holds us back mate,we shouldnt compare our selves with the average one or the bad one but with the best one.

we shouldnt be happy about someone performing badly,but we should be jealous about someone performing better.