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Nepal Airlines Corporation resumes int'l flights
KATHMANDU, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) resumed its international flights on Saturday after nine days of halt. After both of Boeings on NAC\'s fleet got grounded, the state-flag-carrier had been forced to halt
Read MorePollution drying up glaciers in South Asia, says report
A latest report authored by a team of scientists has warned that the “haze of pollution over southern Asia was now accelerating the loss of glaciers in the Himalayan region.” The haze is feared to first enhance and then deplete
Read MoreNepal tourism sector continues to record significant growth
Kathmandu - Nepal's tourism industry continued to record significant growth for the eighth consecutive month propelled by strong European arrivals, state officials said Friday. Nepal Tourism Board said tourist arrivals via air grew by 25
Read MoreSilkAir to resume regular flights to Nepal
Silk Air, regional wing of Singapore Airlines, is set to resume direct flights from Singapore to Kathmandu from October, the start of the main tourist season in Nepal. Foo Chai Woo, general manager, India – Singapore Airlines annou
Read MoreNepal Invites Tourists to Visit its Villages
Nepal is an attractive tourist spot for those who appreciate nature and adventure. However, the violence that has afflicted much of the country over the past 10 years has adversely affected tourism. Once political stability is attained, the
Read MorePashupatinath temple sees sea of devotees
Thousands thronged the Pashupatinath temple in Gaushala today — the first Monday in the month of Shrawan — to worship Lord Shiva. Religious scriptures regard Shrawan as the most auspicious month and Monday as the holiest day.
Read MoreNAC to buy new aircraft : Employees postpone protests after decision
The employees of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), who were organising protest against the corporation management with a demand of purchasing new aircraft, have postponed their protest till July 26. Five different organisations and union
Read MoreIndian tourists flock to Muktinath
The number of Indian tourists visiting the famous pilgrimage site of Muktinath are on rise. Most Indian tourists board charter flights from Pokhara or Kathmandu and land near Muktinath temple while some prefer trekking to arrive at the temp
Read MoreBhaktapur sees more tourists
Number of tourists visiting Bhaktapur Durbar Square has this year increased compared to last year, resulting in increase in revenue collection of Bhaktapur Municipality. According to the records at Tourism Service Centre, Bhaktapur, a to
Read MoreDecentralise to help tourism grow
Residents in Pokhara and Dolakha feel that Pokhara and Dolakha, with their huge potential for tourism, have failed to achieve their full potential due primarily to the centralised nature of governance in the country. Tourism entrepreneur
Read MoreNATO urges govt to declare tourism a national industry
Nepal Association of Tour Operators (NATO) has asked the government to declare tourism as a national industry and provide special package for the tourism industry to boost its confidence. In the recommendations submitted to the finance mini
Read MoreNepal wins Travel Destination Award
Nepal has bagged the New Travel Routes Contest 2007 award from the organizers of International Travel Exhibition (ITE) being held in HKG from 14-17 June 2007. According to a press release issued by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Sunday, t
Read MoreEICL honours mountaineer Sherpa
Everest Insurance Company Ltd (EICL), a subsidiary of Khetan Group, yesterday felicitated the leader of ‘Loktantrik Everest Expedition Team’ Ang Nima Sherpa. On May 21, Sherpa had climbed the world’s tallest peak Mt Eve
Read MoreTourist info centre set up at Bandipur
The tourist information centre has been set up at Bandipur, the old district headquarters of Tanahun and a historical town with a view of promoting tourism. The information centre was established when tourists flocked to this area in recent
Read MoreNepal sends tourism sales mission to Bangkok
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and PATA/Nepal Chapter, in cooperation with the Nepal Embassy in Thailand, Nepal Airlines and Nepal Association of Tour Operators, are on a sales mission to three countries - Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
Read MoreTourist bus park to be built in Balkumari
The Lalitpur sub-Metropolitan City (LSMC) will build a tourist bus park in Balkumari, a southern part of the municipality. The new bus park is designed with toilets, tourist ticket counter and fast food centres to help tourists, Prem Raj Jo
Read MoreNTB, PATA-Nepal to organize sales mission in SEA
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and PATA/Nepal Chapter, in cooperation with Nepal Embassy in Thailand, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), and Nepal Association of Tour Operators (NATO), are organizing the South East Asia (SEA) Sales Mission in thr
Read MoreTAAN's Woes
MINISTER for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prithivi Subba Gurung has given assurances that the government would implement the Trekking Registration Certificate (TRC) system in the near future to ease problems in the trekking sector an
Read MoreMinistry seeks to acquire new aircraft
The ministry of culture, tourism and civil aviation (MoCTCA) is to table a proposal to acquire additional aircrafts for the ailing national flag carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) in the budget for the next fiscal year. The ministr
Read MoreFilm on Everest to boost tourism
As a tourist destination, Nepal is expected to get much promotion internationally after the production of the film "Return To Mt. Everest" completes. The new film is going to be produced by the filming team of IMAX Everest Film that attr
Read MoreAdventure Tourism
ADVENTURE tourism has been steadily gaining in popularity over the years. This form of tourism is a new concept, which a country like Nepal possessing immense potential for such tourism should be able to cash on. Nepal's lofty mountains hav
Read MoreTwo Spanish climbers swept away by avalanche on Nepal peak
Two Spanish mountaineers were swept away by an avalanche and are presumed dead on the world's seventh tallest mountain, Mt Dhaulagiri in west Nepal, agents of the expedition said Tuesday. Santiago Sagaste and Ricardo Valencia from Spain wer
Read MoreBungee jumping, the unseeing way
BHOTEKOSHI, (SINDHUPALCHOWK), May 9 - It was the biggest jump of their lives and they accomplished it as if they were pros. We are talking about four visually impaired but daring Nepali youths who went bungy jumping. In doing so they set
Read MoreItalian climber dies near summit of Nepal mountain
An Italian climber fell to his death just metres from the summit of the world's seventh highest mountain in western Nepal, the tourism ministry said on Friday. The ministry named the man as Sergio Dalla Longa, 48, from Nembro in northern
Read MoreChina Southern Airlines to promote Nepal as attractive tourism destination
After three months of its operations to Nepal, China Southern Airlines (CSA) is now focusing at promoting Nepal as an attractive tourist destination among outbound Chinese travellers. “Although we are still a starter in the Nepali mar
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