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Everest climbers to get free Nepal visas
KATHMANDU (Reuters Life!) - Foreign mountaineers who have climbed Mount Everest and another peak will get free Nepali visas for two years, part of a scheme to boost tourism in the Himalayan nation, a senior government official said. More
Read MoreGovt exempts visa fee for mountaineers
KATHMANDU: The government has exempted visa fee for the Everest and Dhaulagiri Summiteers for 2010 and 2011. The mountaineering fee has also been reduced by 50 per cent for Dhaulagiri climbers during the two years, on the occasion of Dhaula
Read MoreS Korean on her way to reach Annapurna summit
KATHMANDU: A South Korean was making her way to the top of Annapurna in Nepal on Tuesday in the final hurdle of a fiercely contested race against a Spanish rival to become the first woman to scale all 14 of the Himalayas' highest peaks.
Read MoreHAN backs Everest project
Hotel Association Nepal (HAN) has donated Rs 250,000 for the Everest cleaning campaign. Ajaya Ratna Sthapit, second vice-president of HAN, handed over the cheque to Namgyal Sherpa. HAN said the project aims to spread the message of global
Read MoreTourism promotional event held in Qatar
The Nepal Embassy in Doha organised Nepal-Qatar Sales Mission 2010 in Qatar on Sunday as part of its tourism promotional programme. Ambassador of Nepal to Qatar Surya Nath Mishra inaugurated the event amid a function. On the occasion, Mi
Read MoreIATA chief calls airlines for more tie-ups
The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for more tie-ups in the airline industry as the struggling sector braces for rising oil prices. Airline “mergers and consolidation is a must,” Giovanni Bi
Read MoreClimate change conference
Wildlife Conservation Nepal in partnership with Go Green Campaign is organising a four-day National Children Conference on climate change. Students from across the country are participating in the conference that began in Kathmandu toda
Read MoreNepal to celebrate golden jubilee of Dhaulagiri
The government is preparing to celebrate the golden jubilee of the first ascent of Mt Dhaulagiri (8,167m). According to government officials, a colorful ceremony will be organized in mid-May in honor of Austrian climber Kurt Diemberger, the
Read MoreNepal at Guangzhou International Travel Fair
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) along with four Nepalese travel trade companies participated at the 18th Guangzhou International Travel Fair(GITF) in Guangzhou, China from March 25th to 27th, 2010. Five hundred and six international companies par
Read MoreToo much duty on tourist carriers
KATHMANDU: To give a much needed boost to the government ambitious campaign — Nepal Tourism Year 20100— Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) has said that relaxation of the customs duty imposed on the purchase of
Read MoreTaskforce to conduct study on expeditions
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has formed a 15-member taskforce to explore possibilities of opening and promoting Nepal's lesser known mountains and trails for expeditions and trekking. The taskforce is headed by Laxman Bhattarai, s
Read MoreAir Dynamic to launch International flights
Air Dynamic has also recieved permit from MoTCA(Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation) to launch international flights. The airline will be operating flights on the Bhairahawa-Gaya, Kathmandu-Delhi, Kathmandu-Karachi, Kathmandu-Doha, Kathm
Read MoreTara Air introduces Hot Air Ballooning in Pokhara
Things are hotting up for NTY 2011. Targeting Nepal Tourism Year-2011 (NTY-2011), Tara Air is introducing commercial hot air ballooning in Pokhara with two balloons from April, 2010. One can take the ride from Lake Side Pokhara and enjoy th
Read MoreNATHAM to provide training for Trekking Guides
Taking into consideration the demand for skilled manpower for NTY 2011, Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHAM) is planning to provide training to more trekking guides.The academy is providing the training in association with
Read MoreBudget airlines may shift to Tarai
The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation is mulling directing budget airlines whose passengers consist mainly of migrant workers to operate out of airports in the Tarai to ease congestion at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). TIA c
Read MoreNTB, TAAN deal-inking to ease trek workers condition
Trekking route workers will get more facilities and 70 per cent of their demands are going to be fulfilled, thanks to the new agreement signed by Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) here today.
Read MoreNepal-China to revisit airbus deal
A high-level Chinese delegation is soon visiting Nepal to settle an airbus deal pending since five years between the two neighbours. The visit follows a request made by Nepal government some days ago. Then Royal regime in 2005 had given
Read MoreFour airlines applies license for international operation
Four airlines - Buddha Air, Shree Airlines, Unity Airlines and Dynamic Airlines have applied for license to MoTCA fly to international destinations.Buddha Air has announced Pokhara-Lucknow flights and is doing groundwork to start flights in
Read MoreNTB homework on internal tourism
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) will start research and compile domestic tourism statistics that will reflect a true picture of the tourism industry. The research will be first of its kind as till date there is no such research done on domestic t
Read MoreFishtail Airs second AS350 B3 lands at TIA
Fishtail Air’s second AS350 B3 helicopter landed at Tribhuvan International Airport on 1st March at 2:30 pm. The helicopter was purchased from Eurocopter South East Asia, Singapore, and flown to Kathmandu by Capt Deepak JB Rana and Ca
Read MoreTrail To Dharche Peak - New Trekking route in Gorkha
Dharche Manaslu Tourism Committee, Gorkha, has organized a 7 day trek to Dharche Peak ( 3,245m) to map out a new trekking route, which they hope will promote tourism in the area.The team members include Constituent Assembly members, local l
Read MoreMalaysia Airlines to fly to Nepal
Malaysia Airlines is on its way to start its operation from Kathmandu. Secretary at Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) Nagendra Prasad Ghimire during a press meet informed that the Malaysian Airlines has applied for the Operatin
Read MoreSeparate TIA channel for outbound labour
There will be a separate channel for migrant workers at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) soon. The Ministry of Labour and Transport Management (MoLTM) is mulling the concept to get details of overseas-bound Nepali migrant workers. M
Read MoreCorporate travel in Asia likely to expand
Corporate travel is likely to grow by 10-15 per cent in Asia this year as business activities improve from last year's sharp falls, a major air ticketing and reservations firm said. Singapore-based Abacus International said the recovery wil
Read MoreSpanish climber aims for world record
Spanish mountaineer Edurne Pasaban said she hoped to become the first woman to scale the world’s 14 highest peaks by conquering the Shisha Pangma and Annapurna mountains this spring. “I leave on March 4. I still have Shisha Pang
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