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Kurdistan Hotels complaining "ill-tourism" and Her association threatening to resign if their demands were not implemented during the month
6/15/2015
By the Conference of the Tourism Authority and the Association of restaurants and hotels in Arbil,
Long-Presse / Sulaymaniyah
Announced the Association of Hotels and restaurants in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, on Monday, that the tourism sector is going through "suffered their worst stages" of the season, attributed the reason to "aggravating at checkpoints security measures", the Government has given the province one month to carry out its demands to open places closed by the security services, and in body threatened to resign, the province of Arbil management attributed the decline to the causes of the financial crisis and the war against al (Daash).
The head of the Association of Hotels and restaurants in Kurdistan, Hirsch Ahmed Joshin, in a speech at a conference of the Tourism Authority and the Association of restaurants and hotels was held in Arbil, and attended (range Press), that "the proportion of bookings in hotels dropped by 80%, which Mazbb turn by the hoteliers cut the number of workers by 60%, "noting that" This is all because of tight security measures at checkpoints and checkpoints, "pointing out that" the tourism sector is going through stages suffered their worst of the season. "
He Joshin, that "Another problem is that who has a residence in Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk and other areas he can not come to Arbil," stressing that "there are measures to close Restaurants 5 stars in Ankawa after 12:00," explaining that the police storming of these restaurants, turn on the lights and the expulsion of including customers with surprise raids of the hotels and their rooms without being with any court order. "
He called Joshin "open places that were closed without reason by some security authorities even though it has a license from tourism," calling that "be the institution tourism only decision to close the tourist places," and urged "travelers chapter on tourists at airports, checkpoints and provide facilities for them and them visa to revive the tourism sector. "
And gave the head of the Association of Hotels and restaurants in the Kurdistan Hersh Ahmed Joshin "the provincial government and concerned authorities one month to carry out its demands and otherwise will link body resignation," asserting that "the Commission will otherwise withdraw its members from all joint committees between the government and the announcement of the withdrawal and the resignation of the administrative board of the Association of Hotels and restaurants that have not been implemented their demands within one month. "
For his part, Governor of Erbil Nawzad Hadi said during the conference, said that "the financial crisis with Baghdad and the war with Daash have a negative impact on all sectors, including the tourism sector in the Kurdistan region," stressing that "ongoing attempts to address it."
In the same context, general manager of the Tourism Authority in the Kurdistan region, Maulvi Jabbar said during the conference, "There are all kinds of visas at the Ministry of the Interior Government of the region with the exception of tourism visa with the Iraqi Ministry of Tourism is currently giving tourist visa for foreign nationals", pointing out that "the Commission spoke with the ministry in this regard. "
He continued Jabbar, that "there is a legal problem now where not sort territory in tourist areas," adding that "this problem hindering the establishment of tourism projects", stressing at the same time, he "will be in the next week to open the biggest training tourist center in Arbil" .
The Arab Ministries of Tourism Arbil, the capital of Arab tourism chosen last for 2014, in the province of Arbil formed a committee headed by the deputy governor Tahir Abdullah This Committee artistic and cultural activities of a group, but after control organization (Daash) on Mosul, Tikrit, Anbar and the influx of displaced people and the entry of the territory in a war with this organization ceased all activity stopped and provincial government support, which was scheduled to reach $ 20 million until the end of last year, of which 5 million per season.
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6/15/2015
By the Conference of the Tourism Authority and the Association of restaurants and hotels in Arbil,
Long-Presse / Sulaymaniyah
Announced the Association of Hotels and restaurants in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, on Monday, that the tourism sector is going through "suffered their worst stages" of the season, attributed the reason to "aggravating at checkpoints security measures", the Government has given the province one month to carry out its demands to open places closed by the security services, and in body threatened to resign, the province of Arbil management attributed the decline to the causes of the financial crisis and the war against al (Daash).
The head of the Association of Hotels and restaurants in Kurdistan, Hirsch Ahmed Joshin, in a speech at a conference of the Tourism Authority and the Association of restaurants and hotels was held in Arbil, and attended (range Press), that "the proportion of bookings in hotels dropped by 80%, which Mazbb turn by the hoteliers cut the number of workers by 60%, "noting that" This is all because of tight security measures at checkpoints and checkpoints, "pointing out that" the tourism sector is going through stages suffered their worst of the season. "
He Joshin, that "Another problem is that who has a residence in Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk and other areas he can not come to Arbil," stressing that "there are measures to close Restaurants 5 stars in Ankawa after 12:00," explaining that the police storming of these restaurants, turn on the lights and the expulsion of including customers with surprise raids of the hotels and their rooms without being with any court order. "
He called Joshin "open places that were closed without reason by some security authorities even though it has a license from tourism," calling that "be the institution tourism only decision to close the tourist places," and urged "travelers chapter on tourists at airports, checkpoints and provide facilities for them and them visa to revive the tourism sector. "
And gave the head of the Association of Hotels and restaurants in the Kurdistan Hersh Ahmed Joshin "the provincial government and concerned authorities one month to carry out its demands and otherwise will link body resignation," asserting that "the Commission will otherwise withdraw its members from all joint committees between the government and the announcement of the withdrawal and the resignation of the administrative board of the Association of Hotels and restaurants that have not been implemented their demands within one month. "
For his part, Governor of Erbil Nawzad Hadi said during the conference, said that "the financial crisis with Baghdad and the war with Daash have a negative impact on all sectors, including the tourism sector in the Kurdistan region," stressing that "ongoing attempts to address it."
In the same context, general manager of the Tourism Authority in the Kurdistan region, Maulvi Jabbar said during the conference, "There are all kinds of visas at the Ministry of the Interior Government of the region with the exception of tourism visa with the Iraqi Ministry of Tourism is currently giving tourist visa for foreign nationals", pointing out that "the Commission spoke with the ministry in this regard. "
He continued Jabbar, that "there is a legal problem now where not sort territory in tourist areas," adding that "this problem hindering the establishment of tourism projects", stressing at the same time, he "will be in the next week to open the biggest training tourist center in Arbil" .
The Arab Ministries of Tourism Arbil, the capital of Arab tourism chosen last for 2014, in the province of Arbil formed a committee headed by the deputy governor Tahir Abdullah This Committee artistic and cultural activities of a group, but after control organization (Daash) on Mosul, Tikrit, Anbar and the influx of displaced people and the entry of the territory in a war with this organization ceased all activity stopped and provincial government support, which was scheduled to reach $ 20 million until the end of last year, of which 5 million per season.
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