Boycott Murree becomes No.1 trend on Twitter in Pakistan

After the recent Murree incident which claimed the innocent lives of tourists, Netizens on micro-blogging platform Twitter demands to Boycott Murree as the Hoteliers of the hilly resorts demanded high fares.

The netizens are constantly sharing videos and their views #بائیکاٹ_مری and #BoycottMuree regarding tourism in Murree regarding the behavior of the locals and hotels in Murree according to the videos on Friday when Murree Incident claimed the lives of tourists due to suffocation in their cars where being charged around Rs 50,000 for one night stay with no electricity and no other facilities.

After the situation went worst, Rawalpindi and Islamabad Administration closed the route to Muree, Islamabad to Murree Travel Ban Extended.

Boycott Muree

Over and Over again after a few years tourist destination Murree hills starts trending over the misbehavior of the locals with the tourists or overcharging hotel rooms depending on how worst the situation is. Murree has always been in the limelight for local tourism in Pakistan.

On the night of Friday and Saturday, thousands of vehicles were stranded after heavy snowfall started in Murree, Galiyat region of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the unfortunate tourists were stuck in their vehicles left with no other option but to leave Murree and return to Islamabad were unable to move any further as snowstorm gained momentum, next morning as the administration started rescue operation found around 22 tourists were found dead and thousands were stranded in their vehicles.

Read More: 21 Tourists Die in Murree While Trapped in Their Vehicles

A tourist said that a hotel room that usually cost Rs3,000 was available for Rs40,000. The hotel owners charged Rs1,000 for turning on the heater for just an hour.

After hearing true stories of how Muree hotels overcharged people, how muree locals charged heavily for chains, for moving vehicles, how things were overcharged..how no one cared as people died on road, I decided not to visit Murree or Galiyat ever again in my life. Future trips would be too great hospitality areas of KPK, Kashmir and GB. I starts boycotting the Muree campaign and I would like all those owners who have their hands in the death of innocent people, all the locals who could have helped them but no one did…as this is the least I can do to expose them and make sure no such incident happens in future InshaAllah.Friends and Family members also requested to support my Case#boycottmuree – Netizen said

Famous Actor, TV Host, and Singer, Mishi Khan shared a video message on Twitter with the hashtag #BoycottMuree.

*18 کو پِھر مری میں برفباری ہے* “اگر کسی کو 200 کا ابلا ھوا انڈا، 300 کاایک بسکٹ کا پیک، 1900 کے 9 پراٹھے، 30 ھزار سے 50 ہزار کا کمرہ کمرے میں ھیٹرفی گھنٹا 1k چھوٹی گاڑی کو دھکا 1500 بڑی گاڑی کودھکہ1k اور 1000 والی ٹیکسی17 ہزار میں چاہئیے تو شوق سے مری جائیں *#بائیکاٹ_مری*

Murree is not for the tourists, explore other areas better than Murree, me, my kids/family could be the next victim. #بائیکاٹ_مری #Bycot_Murree

There are dozens of other tourists destination in Pakistan which are well known for their hospitality and services to the tourists, Murree Hills is no longer feasible for any sane-minded person.

From Islamabad take the Murree Expressway towards Kohala, Azad Kashmir and you will find the natural beautiful landscape of Azad and Jammu Kashmir (AJK)

Read More: Top 10 places to visit in Kashmir

Tell us what do you think about locals and hotels in Murree? ever encountered negative behavior?

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