Srinagar, Oct. 9 -- The business fraternity of Jammu and Kashmir's tourism sector has come together under one platform Jammu & Kashmir Tourism & Allied Business Forum (JKTABF) to strengthen and promote tourism across the region.

A meeting of the Forum, chaired by its Chairman Mushtaq Chaya at Hotel Radisson Collection, Rajbagh, was attended by major stakeholders from the tourism and allied sectors, including representatives of hotels, guest houses, homestays, travel agencies, Shikara associations, handicraft traders, pony wallas, and environmentalists.

Prominent organizations that participated included Jammu & Kashmir Hotels Club, FICCI, Kashmir Houseboat Owners Association, Hoteliers Club (Khara Khurof Combine, Sonmarg, Gulmarg, and Do...