Tech Valley is proud to have played a vital role in supporting tourism across Pakistan. We organize and actively participate in meetings with the representatives of the tourism industry to discuss and plan the potential of tourism in Pakistan. Amidst the pandemic, we have worked closely with the industry to overcome the challenges posed by COVID-19.
Tech Valley Services Hub is a digital resource platform for tourism businesses to access relevant information on tourism offerings and integrated business services. It aims to link businesses with potential customers with a help of a single touch.
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In association with USAID, Tech Valley provided hospitality training to multiple hotels and restaurants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on topics such as housekeeping, community tourism, front desk, food & beverages.
Tech Valley being the Social Enterprise with ambition always looking for agile, passionate and service-oriented and potential future leaders that are not afraid of challenging the status quo, trying out new things, thinking strategically and inspiring others.
Tech Valley, Pakistan & Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture & Tourism Authority, Directorate of Archeology took Asad Umar Federal Minister, Planning, Development & Special Initiatives on a tour of the historic city of Peshawar.
The Federal Minister was given a tour of Museums Peshawar, Gurgathari, Gorakhnath Temple, Heritage Trail, Sethi House, and other historical places. While visiting the Peshawar Museum, Asad Umar said, “I will ask PM Imran Khan to inaugurate the museum itself renovation of Peshawar. Efforts of the Tourism and Archeology Department are commendable.”
CEO Tech Valley, Pakistan, Umar Farooq also accompanied the Federal Minister during this trip and discussed the tourism landscape of KP and how these sites can be promoted in order to spur tours towards them.
"Sustainable Jobs for Youth & Memorable Journeys for All”
Tech Valley Conference 2019 covered a wide range of topics such as Marketing and Branding, Investment, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Education & Entertainment, AI and Business Design, Fintech, Social Innovation, Digital Payment Gateways, Travel, Tourism & Tech, Public-Private partnership in Tourism Industry, Women Entrepreneurship, and capacity building in Hospitality & Tourism.
Tech Valley Conference took place on the 19th & 20th of April 2019 at Nathiagali, a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, for 700+ innovators and entrepreneurs. The conference hosted famous personages from all over Pakistan, including Mr. Zulfi Bukhari (Special Assistant to Prime Minister & Chairman National Tourism Coordination), Mr.Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui (Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication), Mr. Raza Ali Habib (Director General Galiyat Development Authority), Azam Khan Swati (Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs.), Dr. Shahbaz Khan (MD KP IT Board) and many more.
“Tourism, Tech and Travel - 3Ts”
The conference's central theme revolved around how Tourism in Pakistan can play a positive role in achieving the target of 1 Trillion GDP as predicted by the Government. Bringing together a diverse range of speakers, each bringing a unique experience to the dialogue, multiple opportunities of making Pakistan a tourist hub were explored.
Various stakeholders from Pakistan and abroad participated in the event, such as Hashoo group, TPL Maps, Sehat Kahani, Hotel Elites, Karakoram Hotel, KP IT Board, and TCKP as main sponsors with Careem as a logistic partner and ARY Digital as exclusive media partner. The conference brought together over 30 speakers, each one of them bringing different aspect of the 3Ts.
“Rebuild KP through Entrepreneurship and Tourism”
Pakistan is a country with a very young demographic; almost 70% of Pakistan’s population is under the age of 15-45, and 60% of the population is under 30. This indicates an excellent opportunity to enable them to solve local issues through leveraging the power of technology and entrepreneurship. One of such issues is the revival of the Tourism sector in Pakistan, as it is known for beautiful landscapes and rich cultural heritage. To revive tourism and make it the engine of economic growth, Tech Valley launches the first ever tourism conference in KP with the motive to support tourism with an entrepreneurial spirit.
