Islamabad, Mar. 8 (ANI): A Travel and Tourism Competitiveness report has ranked Pakistan at 112 out of 140 countries - an improvement by three ranking points, up from 125 in 2011 to 122 in 2013.
The World Economic Forum's Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2013 report showed Pakistan between Cameroon (121) and Bangladesh (123), reports The Express Tribune.
India ranked 65 on the competitiveness table.
In the regional Asia Pacific rankings, Pakistan came in at 24, in between Tajikistan (23) and Bangladesh (25).
Pakistan ranked 131 on the travel and tourism regulatory framework, 104 on the business environment and infrastructure, and 116 on travel and tourism human, cultural and natural resources.
According to the report, Pakistan showed improvements in the areas of human resources, where the indices on education and training have improved to the rank of 125 in 2013 as compared to 134 in 2011.
Availability of qualified labour showed an improvement, rising to 79 in 2013 as compared to 100 in 2011.
Among the areas where Pakistan showed poor performance are policy rules and regulations, dropping from a ranking of 106 in 2011 to 120 this year.
Pakistan also fell in prioritising of travel and tourism, which secured a rank of 131 in 2013 as compared to 121 in 2011.
Out of all the economies on the TTCI, the list was topped by Switzerland, while Haiti finished last. (ANI)
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