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NAC holding short end of business stick
Ninety per cent of the international air business has been taken over by foreign airlines, with just a 10 per cent share left for the national carrier, according to experts. However, the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) and Ne
Read MoreChinese in Mustang for talks
A Chinese delegation representing Jhung Ba County of Tibet led by Cheng Zhu, the county's chief, arrived in Mustang on Sunday for the bilateral talks scheduled to take place at Jomsom on Wednesday. The two sides holding talks after two-year
Read MoreFishtail Air adds AS350 B3 to its fleet
Fishtail Air has added AS350 B3 helicopter to its fleet.The new helicopter arrived in Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) from Singapore on October 18. The new AS350 B3 helicopter has a capacity to land at an altitude of 23,000 feet. Expl
Read MoreTourism promotion GAINDAKOT
Locals of Gaindakot in Nawalparasi district have demanded declaring Gaindakot a tourist destination. They have been enthusiastic in developing Gaindakot into a major tourism destination after thousands of domestic and foreign tourists start
Read MoreFuture haunts resort workers
The future of workers employed in jungle resorts inside the Chitwan National Park has become uncertain as the government has not decided whether to let the resorts resume their operations. Seven resorts inside the park were idled three mont
Read MoreNepal to host Adventure Travel Mart
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in association with other stakeholders including the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) is hosting an international conference on adventure travel and tourism on Feb. 1-5, 2010. The event named Adventure
Read MoreNepal - A favorite vacation destination for Hollywood Producer Emo Philips
In an interview for Chicago Tribune , Hollywood producer and comedian Emo Philips has mentioned Nepal as his favorite vacation destination.(Full story)
Lack of information affects tourists in Bandipur
The tourists visiting Bandipur are facing problems for the Tourist Information Centre there, has remained closed for the last 10 months Two office staffers and 18 tourists guide had padlocked the office since December 14, 2008. The staffers
Read MoreTAAN executive committee nominates three new members
TAAN executive committee nominates three new members The executive committee of Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) held on October 15 nominated three members in the executive committee as per the organization's statute. Thos
Read MoreLibrary established in memory of tourist
Himalayan Foundation, a New York based social organisation, has set up a library at a local school at Dubachaur VDC of Sindhupalchowk district with financial assistance fromy Americans and non-resident Nepalis living in the US. Awanda S
Read MoreNepali to take climate message to US
As a part of the call for action on climate change, Pemba Dorje Sherpa, record holder for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest plans to meet US President Barack Obama next week and deliver his message on the crucial number 350, which denotes
Read MoreChinese tourist arrivals up 14pc
Chinese tourist arrivals have been increasing significantly over the last one decade indicating that China is becoming one of the top markets for Nepal's tourism. Compared to the arrivals from January to September in 2008, Chinese inboun
Read MoreStatues unvieled at NTB premises
Statues of Everest heroes Tenzing Norgay & Edmund Hillary, and pioneer of tourism in Nepal , Boris Lissanevitch were unvieled amidst a function at NTB on 11th October.The statues were jointly unvieled by Tourism Minister, Mr. Sarat Sing
Read MoreNew members for NTB
Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has nominated five members from the private sector as the board of directors in Nepal Tourism Board. The nominated members are Shyam Sundar Lal Kakshyapati from the hotel sector, Ram Kaji Koney and Shi
Read MoreNepal good spot for tourism: Dutch team
A team from Netherlands has found Nepal a suitable site for tourism. The team that had arrived in Nepal by TUI ArkeFly of Netherlands on Wednesday has visited many places in Nepal. At a programme organised here today, manager of TUI grou
Read MoreGlaciers at heart of cilmate change
The melting of the glaciers in the Himalayan belt may be a hot topic linked to the ongoing debate on climate change. But experts claimed that the existing data is inadequate to conclusively predict that glaciers would cease to exist in
Read MoreStatues of Tenzing, Hillary and Boris to be erected in NTB premises
Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Sharat Singh Bhandari on October 11 laid foundation stone to erect man-size statues of tourism heroes late Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, Sir Edmund Hillary and Boris Lissanevitch in the premises of Nepal Tou
Read MoreNTB gets new board members
Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has nominated five members from the private sector as the board of directors in Nepal Tourism Board. The Ministry nominated Shyam Sundar Lal Kakshyapati from the hotel sector, Ram Kaji Koney and Shi
Read MoreTAAN, workers union ink deal
Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) and All Nepal Tourism Workers' Union (ANTWA) inked a five-point deal on 11 October, raising the daily wage of trekking workers by Rs 150 a day on tea-house trekking and Rs 100 a day on camping
Read MoreNepal caves becoming popular among Tourists
According to the Kathmandu based English daily, The Himalayan Times, 1,250metres long Manjushree cave( probably the second-longest cave in Asia) located at Chovar, Kathmandu is becoming popuar among tourists. The cave is located near Chovar
Read MoreNepal-Lhasa economically benificial: PM
A railroad linking Nepal with Lhasa could give new high to Nepal-China economic relations, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, opined here today. Such a network of railways could also help infrastructure development of the Nepal-China hi
Read MoreRussia to host - Nepal House
Kathmandu - Director of Russian Cultural Centre Dr. Vladimir Novioc emphasised the need for more people-to-people exchange between the citizens of Russia and Nepal, and not just official visits of political leaders, while addressing a press
Read MoreNTY-2011 sub-panel
To stage the national campaign of Nepal Tourism Year 2011 more successfully, formulate programmes and execute them effectively, an NTY-2011 working sub-committee has been formed under the chairmanship of secretary of Ministry of Tourism and
Read MoreTips for women traveling alone
Now more than ever, women are traveling by themselves for business or pleasure. And although their reasons for traveling are similar to their male counterparts, women traveling alone have very different concerns. From safety issues to cultu
Read MoreIntra-tourism promo bid
To compete with Far Eastern region, SAARC countries are developing regional concepts to boost intra-tourism with South Asian regional tourism cooperation. The SAARC region alone has a population of 1.5 billion which itself is a huge market
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