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PATA Conference to be held in Nepal
PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart will be held in Nepal next February. The event is taking place at the Soaltee Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kathmandu from 1-5 February. Official carrier Nepal airlines is offering spe
Read MoreNew Amazing Cave has been found
Amazing Cave has been found in Sindhuli Majhua Village Development , near to arubote river’s jungle – amazing cave have been found by sheeper . Three stone of shiva, two giant elephant, two snake, still bhuddha, ganesh, three
Read MoreUK based travel group to operate Kathmandu-Amsterdam flights
A UK based international leisure travel group, TUI Travel PLC is all set to start direct flights from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Kathmandu from October according to nepalnews.com. The group has received permission to operate flights from Ams
Read MoreCode of practice for hotels soon
KATHMANDU: Of late, the government is working out a 'code of practice' which when implemented would make it mandatory for all restaurants and hotels to maintain quality and minimum standards of food they serve to public. "We are doing
Read MoreIndia and Pokhara to be airlinked
POKHARA: Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Saratsingh Bhandari said that the government was preparing ground work so as to begin air service from Pokhara to different cities of India. Speaking at a programme organised by Pokhara To
Read MoreGovt to develop tourist spots
Minister for Local Development Purna Kumar Sherma Limbu has voiced the government’s commitment towards the development of religious and tourist sites across the country. Minister Limbu said this while talking to journalists after inau
Read MoreFuture of jungle resorts discussed
CHITWAN, Aug 20 - Chitwan-based entrepreneurs, political parties and stakeholders associated with wildlife conservation have asked the government to make the final decision on the closure of the seven jungle resorts inside Chitwan National
Read MoreThe Hotelicopter
The flying hotel and largest helicopter in the world,the Hotelicopter is modeled on the Soviet-made Mil V-12, of which there were only two prototypes ever made by the Mikhail Leontyevich Mil helicopter plant in Russia. The Hotelicopter Comp
Read MoreKtm-Hong Kong flights to increase
HONG KONG: Dragonair Thursday announced new arrangement for its services to Dhaka and Kathmandu starting from October 1 which will offer passengers travelling to and from Nepal a greater number of flights per week to choose from. The night
Read MoreGlobal warming benefits to Tibet
Global warming could prove devastating for the Tibetan plateau, the world's third-largest store of ice, but it helps farming and tourism, Chinese state media said Tuesday, citing a leading expert. Qin Dahe, the former head of the China Mete
Read MoreNepal Tourism Year Main Organsing Committee meeting held
According to a press release issued by NTB the second meeting of the Main Organizing Committee of Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 national campaign was held on August 16, 2009 under the chairmanship of Hon'ble Tourism Minister and Chairman of
Read MoreNow Swiss Embassy in Nepal
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal inaugurated the newly opened Swiss Embassy in Ekantakuna, Lalitpur amid a function on Monday.Switzerland, one of the Nepal's long-time development partners, has finally opened up its embassy in Nepal.
PAC task force to visit CNP hotels
CHITWAN: A team of Public Account Committee has arrived in Chitwan to decide whether or not to renew the contract of hotels within the Chitwan National Park. Lawmaker Narayan Dahal, PAC member, held discussions with the district based offic
Read MoreSherpa trains in US for Everest
DENALI NATIONAL PARK: PhuNuru Sherpa does not climb the world's highest mountain for thrills. It's his job. The job is dangerous, often deadly. That's because many of the Sherpas working for expedition climbing groups on the more than 29,00
Read MorePlans underway to woo more tourists to Nepal
Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Sharat Singh Bhandari has asked the tourism sector to launch programmes to attract the tourists from neighbouring India and China. Speaking at the 4th anniversary of Gantabya Nepal in capital, Bhandar
Read MoreChina Eastern to start Kathmandu-Kunming flight
One more Chinese airline is all set to start service to Nepal. The Nepal government has given permission to China Eastern Airlines (CEA) to start its air service to Nepal. It has been given the operating authorization by the Nepal governmen
Read MoreBorder talks with China on cards
Officials from Nepal and China will hold border talks in Lhasa on Saturday and Sunday. The talks will deal with the entire gamut of problems. Kishor Lama, Additional Inspector General of Armed Police Force, will lead the 21-member Nepali
Read MoreLhasa to build 1st ever tourist information service center
First-ever tourist information office and service center will be build by 2011 in Lhasa. According to Wang Ping, chief of Lhasa's tourism administration, travelers would be able to arrange accommodation, transport and guide services from th
Read MorePlea to renew hotels contract
KATHMANDU: Hotel Association Nepal (HAN) has urged to renew the contracts of the hotels — that were closed after the government’s decision — in Chitwan National Park (CNP). “The role of these hotels has been impor
Read MoreNAC to add to its domestic fleet
KATHMANDU: Ailing Nepal Airlines Corporation plans to add new aircraft to its domestic fleet soon. “NAC is planning to add two new aircraft with a capacity of 50 to 70 seats on trunk routes like Pokhara-Kathmandu,” Sugat Ratn
Read MorePemba plea to reduce carbon emission
The world's fastest man to climb Mount Everest, Pemba Dorje Sherpa, appealed to the Government of Australia to reduce its carbon emission by half within five years to help control global warming. Issuing a press statement in the capital tod
Read MoreStep up security in tourist areas: HAN
Amid increasing insecurity in various tourist destinations in Pokhara and other areas in the recent times, western regional chapter of Hotel Association of Nepal today submitted a memorandum to Kaski CDO Madhav Prasad Ojha. The union demand
Read MoreNew species of flora and fauna discovered in the Eastern Himalayas
A decade-long study made by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Nepal, India and Bhutan has revealed the discovery of at least 353 new species of flora and fauna in the Eastern Himalayas between 1998 and 2008.The discoveries include 242 plants
Read MoreRicha Thapa: Tourism Queen pick from Nepal
Richa Thapa Magar is going to represent Nepal in the Miss Tourism Queen International 2009 to be held in Zhengzhou City in Henan province of China from Aug. 7-30, Nepal Tourism Board revealed at a press meet on Friday. Miss Tourism Queen In
Read MoreAir India to have own security post at TIA
The government has given permission to Air India (AI) to run its own security checking at the run way of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).The government is currently working on the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for such security
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