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Tibet positive for bus service
Tibet authority has agreed in principle to operate bus service from Nepal and provide visa to international tourists in Nepal. According to Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), the fourth meeting of China’s Tibet-Nepal Joint Tourism Coordina
Read MoreCollective efforts is a must to promote mountain tourism: Tourism Minister
Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Sarat Singh Bhandari has on Tuesday expressed that there should be collective efforts for the management as well as to promote mountain tourism in the country. Speaking at the annual general meetin
Read MoreBhaktapur plans to be top tourist destination
KATHMANDU: In the next five years, Bhaktapur — an ancient city in the Kathmandu Valley — is planning to establish itself as a prime destination for tourists, according to the Bhaktapur District Tourism Development and Management
Read MoreSpicejet starting Nepal flights from October
India’s budget carrier Spicejet is starting flights on New Delhi-Kathmandu route from October 7. Kathmandu will be Spicejet’s first international destination. Zenith Travels, the general sales agents of Spicejet in Nepal, inf
Read MoreNepal can be LGBTI friendly tourist destination
With Nepal celebrating Nepal Tourism Year 2011 with ambitious plans of attracting more tourists, the possibility of large numbers of tourists from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community visiting Nepal was highlig
Read MoreBhaktapur Durbar Square entry fee to be increased
Bhaktapur Municipality has planned to increase the tourist entry fee for Nepal Toursism Year 2011. Starting January 2011, the new entry fee to Bhaktapur Durbar Square will be Rs 100 for visitors from SAARC countries and Rs 1,000 from visito
Read MoreBuddha reaches land of Thunder Dragon
Buddha Air on Monday began commercial flights to Paro, Bhutan with its 18-seater Beechcraft 1900D. The carrier is the first international airline to enter Bhutan. The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation cleared Buddha Air for class C
Read MoreOman Air to fly to Kathmandu
Oman Air has announced that it will start direct flights between Muscat and Kathmandu from September 2. The airlines hope that the flights would benefit Nepali workers who have been working in Oman. The airlines will fly four times a week t
Read MoreAsia Invest seminar of tourism professional
KATHMADNU: International Regional Seminar of Small & Medium Accommodation Providers (SMAPs) was held on August 19. Hotel Association Nepal (HAN), International School of Tourism & Hotel Management (IST), Sri Lanka Tourism Developmen
Read MoreIndonesia to help Nepal boost trade, tourism
Nepal and Indonesia have agreed to joined hands for the development of tourism sector and trade. The agreement was reached during a meeting between Zet Mirzal Zainuddin, Indonesian ambassador to Nepal and Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC)
Read MoreNepal, Indonesia to collaborate
KATHMANDU: Nepal and Indonesia decided to work together for the promotion of tourism. Both countries can work together in the sector, said Zet Mirzal Zainuddin, Indonesian ambassador to Nepal in a meeting with Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC
Read MoreOman Air to Launch Kathmandu-Muscat Flights
Oman Air, the national carrier of Oman, will be launching Kathmandu- Muscat flights from 2nd September, 2010.The airline will be operating 4 flights a week -on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.The flights will be operated on a B737-70
Read MoreSteps to Boost Tourism in Tibet and Nepal
In order boost tourism in Nepal and Tibet, tourism officials from Tibet Autonomous region of China and Nepal will be working jointly. There is already talk of launching day tours along the Nepal-China border. The number of Chinese tourists
Read MoreManakamana Cable Car records Highest Number of Passengers
Manakamana Cable Car, the cable car that ferries the pilgrims to the hill-top shrine of Manakamana Devi in Gorkha district, has recorded the highest number of passengers during the current fiscal year.According to reports, of the over 800,0
Read MoreSherpas tackle Everest death zone rubbish dump
A team of 20 Nepalese climbers has braved the heights of Everest's "death zone" to remove rubbish left by explorers. Many Nepali and foreign climbers have tried to clean up the mountain in the past but Namgyal Sherpa, leader of
Read MoreChinas Tibet, Nepal to promote Himalaya tourism
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region will work closely with Nepal to boost the tourism industry in the Himalayan region, officials said Friday. "To start with, we'll jointly launch day tours along the China-Nepal border,"
Read MorePata, Travelmedia partnership
KATHMANDU: The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and Travelmedia have partnered to produce and market a special PATA edition of ‘Travel and Tourism: Opening Doors for Your Future’. According to the PATA release, this is an
Read MoreNo HK transit visa for Nepalis
KATHMANDU: Nepalis visiting around two-and-a-half dozen countries via Hong Kong by Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) will not need Hong Kong transit visa from today. According to Nepal Airlines, the new agreement between the Hong Kong Immigr
Read MoreTURGAN wants service charge rise
KATHMANDU: Tourist Guide Association of Nepal (TURGAN) has proposed a hike of 60-70 per cent in Freelance Tourist Guide Service charges. However tourism entrepreneurs opined that the new remuneration rate will not be reasonable. “I
Read MoreWe urgently need more aircraft
KATHMANDU: Asking the government not to be biased against Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), its Executive Chairman Sugat Ratna Kansakar has requested the government to provide bank guarantee for the purchase of aircraft urgently needed for
Read MoreNepal Promoted in Sri Lanka
A ten-day long ‘Nepalese Cultural and Food Festival’ was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 18th to 27th June 2010.The festival was organised by the Embassy of Nepal in Sri Lanka, in association with Nepal Tourism Board (NTB). Amon
Read MoreNTB to analyse all tourism data
KATHMANDU: Lack of Tourism Satellite Accounting (TSA) system has hit the calculation of tourism industry’s real contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP). In order to work out exact contribution of the tourism
Read MoreNTIDC to Explore Possible Tourist Destinations in 75 Districts
Nepal Tourism Infrastructure Development Council (NTIDC) aims to explore possible tourist destinations in all 75 districts of Nepal within the next two years.The council will be conducting research on the historical, religious and cultural
Read MoreAgro tourism project starts
KATHMANDU: Agro-tourism has been launched in Jagat Bhanjyang, Sirsekot, Majhkot and Jagatradevi village development committees (VDCs) of the district which are famous for commercial agricultural production. Govinda Gurung, chief of the P
Read MoreBuddhist tour connecting India, Nepal
Kathmandu: Nepal will soon launch a bus tour from Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha, to different Indian cities having important Buddhist pilgrimages, to lure over a million tourists to the country during the Tourism Year 2011. The
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