Tourism players in Kashmir are seeking a pie from the rising number of tourists arriving into India from neighbouring Bangladesh, which overtook the United States for the highest number of tourist arrivals in the country last year.
In 2017, 17 lakh tourists from Bangladesh visited India. It was the highest number of tourists visiting India from any single country, Mehmood Shah, director of the state tourism department, told reporters here.
Out of these, just 1,800-odd Bangladeshi tourists visited Kashmir, which was very low and insignificant, he said. "This number just represents scratching the tip of the iceberg."
Highlighted the similarities between Bangladesh and Kashmir, Shah said: "We share the passion for cricket, there are religious commonalities -- we have a Sufi circuit -- other avenues like adventure tourism, besides the natural landscape and beauty."