Upon opening Borders, Tourism Booms in Kurdistan

Upon the Kurdistan government’s decision to open borders with the Iraqi governorates, the area recently has witnessed a boom in tourism. The outbreak of coronavirus has had a chilling effect on the tourism sector, given the strict precautionary measures and the lockdown that were imposed to limit the spread of the virus. The Head of the General Board of Tourism, Ms. Amal Jalal illustrated that certain measures are taken to boost tourism by diversifying the tourism product