{"id":6524,"date":"2026-07-29T18:45:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6524"},"modified":"2026-07-29T18:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:45:06","slug":"kashmir-hotel-boom-tourists-no-longer-sleep-in-taxis-farooq-abdullah-hails-hotel-boom-in-kashmir-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6524","title":{"rendered":"Kashmir Hotel Boom: Tourists no longer sleep in taxis, Farooq Abdullah hails hotel boom in Kashmir | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132720271,imgsize-78354,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/kashmir-hotel-industry.jpg\" alt=\"Tourists no longer sleep in taxis, Farooq Abdullah hails hotel boom in Kashmir\" title=\"File photo: JKNC President Farooq Abdullah\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"File photo: JKNC President Farooq Abdullah\">File photo: JKNC President Farooq Abdullah<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SRINAGAR: Two days after J&amp;K LG Manoj Sinha hailed hotels in the valley as \u201cstakeholders in peace&#8230; even though 90% of 5,000 hotels constructed between 2021 and 2024 flouted regulations\u201d, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said the hotels allowed people to create self-employment.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>\u201cI have seen the time when tourists had to sleep in taxis and even on roads as there was no accommodation available,\u201d Abdullah said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>On Monday, Sinha said Kashmiris have invested over Rs 1 lakh crore in the hotel sector, indicating the improving situation in J&amp;K. He said the sector has played a key role in the UT\u2019s transformation. However, he added the benefits of tourism must reach the wider community.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/tourists-no-longer-sleep-in-taxis-farooq-abdullah-hails-hotel-boom-in-kashmir\/articleshow\/132720164.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo: JKNC President Farooq Abdullah SRINAGAR: Two days after J&amp;K LG Manoj Sinha hailed hotels in the valley as \u201cstakeholders in peace&#8230; even though 90% of 5,000 hotels constructed between 2021 and 2024 flouted regulations\u201d, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said the hotels allowed people to create self-employment.\u201cI have seen the time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kashmir-hotel-industry.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kashmir-hotel-industry.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kashmir-hotel-industry.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kashmir-hotel-industry.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kashmir-hotel-industry.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kashmir-hotel-industry.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kashmir-hotel-industry.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kashmir-hotel-industry.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kashmir-hotel-industry.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kashmir-hotel-industry.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kashmir-hotel-industry.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kashmir-hotel-industry.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kashmir-hotel-industry.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kashmir-hotel-industry.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"File photo: JKNC President Farooq Abdullah SRINAGAR: Two days after J&amp;K LG Manoj Sinha hailed hotels in the valley as \u201cstakeholders in peace&#8230; 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