Evaluating the Impact of Hazara Motorway on Tourism Growth Under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in Hazara Region, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Autor: Rafit Saheed, Nauman Ahmed, Armaghan Khan
Rok vydání: 2021
Zdroj: Global Political Review. :55-66
ISSN: 2707-4587
2521-2982
Popis: The objective of this research is to evaluate the outcome of Hazara Motorway on Tourism Expansion because of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Hazara region. This research used primary data collected through a questionnaire from the 120 tourists regarding their response on factors associated with future expectations of tourism industry growth in Hazara region under CPEC due to Hazara motorway using a purposive simple random sampling technique. The study used logistic regression for analysis. The regression results show that tourists' expectation of tourism growth under CPEC is positively and significantly associated with the occupation of the respondent, availability of rooms, tourist will come due to Hazara CPEC motorway, increase in tourism under CPEC, tourism growth, and tourism and hospitality infrastructure is enough to meet the tourist demand. The study concludes that in the future, the demand of tourism will progress under the CPEC, the specially Hazara motorway will play its part in lifting local tourism.
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