{"id":29793,"date":"2026-09-07T19:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=29793"},"modified":"2026-09-07T19:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:45:12","slug":"us-tourists-hail-kashmirs-safety-hospitality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/09\/07\/us-tourists-hail-kashmirs-safety-hospitality\/","title":{"rendered":"US tourists hail Kashmir\u2019s safety, hospitality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Srinagar, Sep 07:\u00a0<\/strong>Kashmir\u2019s tourism sector is showing signs of revival, with foreign tourists returning to the Valley alongside local and domestic visitors following the Pahalgam attack.<\/p>\n

The tourists spoke during their visit to Wular Lake, located between Bandipora and Sopore in north Kashmir. They praised the region\u2019s natural beauty, hospitality, food and tourism infrastructure, while also recommending Kashmir to international travellers.<\/p>\n

Dan Richardson from West Virginia, USA, who was visiting the Valley for the first time, said he found the experience highly enjoyable, praising both the country and its people.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to recommend Kashmir to international people highly,\u201d Richardson said. He praised the tourism infrastructure and hospitality, saying the people were among the most appealing aspects of his visit.<\/p>\n

\u201cTourism infrastructure and hospitality are awesome, and people too are very comfortable. That\u2019s what is most lovable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Richardson said he did not face any concerns during his visit. \u201cI didn\u2019t find any concern here, especially when I\u2019m in a group, and I felt it safe all over as people are protective,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Tina Thuermer, also from Virginia, USA, said she has been visiting India for the past eight years and first visited Kashmir when she was 10 years old.<\/p>\n

Describing her experience, Thuermer praised the people and food of Kashmir and said she would continue recommending the Valley to others.<\/p>\n

\u201cWonderful people, wonderful food and I\u2019m going to recommend it as usual,\u201d she told KNO.<\/p>\n

Thuermer said she particularly enjoyed observing everyday life on the streets and interacting with the surroundings. \u201cWhat\u2019s most beautiful is everybody\u2019s life on the streets and everything can be viewed, which is lovely,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The tourist said she had never been concerned about travelling to India or Kashmir and said she planned to return soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to return here soon,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Thuermer urged tourists to look beyond the Valley\u2019s most popular destinations, saying places such as Wular Lake are also worth visiting.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only Gulmarg or Pahalgam, but other places like Wular and others are worth visiting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

For the tourism sector, the return of international visitors alongside domestic and local tourists offers a positive sign as Kashmir seeks to regain its position as a major travel destination\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Srinagar, Sep 07:\u00a0Kashmir\u2019s tourism sector is showing signs of revival, with foreign tourists returning to the Valley alongside local and domestic visitors following the Pahalgam attack. The tourists spoke during their visit to Wular Lake, located between Bandipora and Sopore in north Kashmir. They praised the region\u2019s natural beauty, hospitality, food and tourism infrastructure, while […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29793"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29795,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29793\/revisions\/29795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}