ISLAMABAD(APP): Pakistan Pavilion in the International Tourism Exchange (ITB-Berlin 10-14 March 2010) pulled over a great number of German and international visitors to the Pakistan’s enchanting beauties in its rich tourism sector.The world’s largest five-day tourism exhibition was inaugurated at Berlin, Germany, said a fax message received here Wednesday.

Pakistan pavilion was set up on 41 sqm space by PTDC in collaboration with Sarhad Tourism Corporation, Sindh Tourism Development Corporation, Gilgit-Baltistan Tourism Department and Pakistan’s leading tour operators and Pakistan Association of Tour Operators (PATO).

Federal Government’s two-member delegation was led by Atta-ur-Rahman, Federal Minister for Tourism, while Syed Aqil Shah, NWFP Minister for Culture & Tourism and Shazia Jannat Marri, Sindh Minister for Tourism, Rabia Javeri, Secretary Tourism Sindh, Imran Sikandar Baloch, Secretary Tourism Gilgit Baltistan, represented Provincial Governments.

Azam Khan, MD STC and Abdul Wahab Khan, General Manager PTDC, and Yasir Hussain, Deputy Director Tourism, Gilgit Baltistan also represented public sector tourism organizations in addition to the representatives of public and private sector tourism organizations.

Pakistan Pavilion in ITB have been decorated with huge backdrop and banner depicting tourist attractions of Pakistan, which was appreciated by every visitor to the exhibition.

Documentaries on tourist attractions are also being shown alternately on the plazma screen.

The pavilion is decorated with large posters and banners showing Pakistan’s natural beauty, unique architecture and wonderful cultural heritage.

Free brochures, posters, view cards, CDs, DVDs were distributed by PTDC Information Counter among the visitors.

Pakistan Pavilion offered number of gift / giveaways, dry fruits, mehndi, glass bangles collar flag pins, and Pakistan flag pins free of cost.

The main attraction for the visitors were mehndi, bangles and dry fruit.

The Pakistani tour operators remained busy in holding meetings with their German counterparts, trade professionals, tour operators /travel agents and media teams.

Pakistani tour operators exchanged contacts with their counterparts marketed their newly designed tour packages.

Atta-ur-Rahman, Federal Minister for Tourism represented Pakistan at the inaugural ceremony as well as at the tourism seminars on sideline of the exhibition.