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Nepali gov't to launch Visit Lumbini Year 2012

The Nepali government is all set to launch the Visit Lumbini Year 2012 on January 14 in a bid to spread Gautam Buddha’s message of peace across the world and develop the Buddha’s birthplace as a peace city and a global Buddhist center.

Tourists have found themselves caught up in the strike called by Nepali Maoist.

The forced closure of restaurants and shops since Sunday has meant that many have been confined to their hotels.

Tourism is an important industry for Nepal, which received more half a million visitors last year.

The Maoists say the government has no popular support and that Prime ...

Nepal Tourism Year 2011 international promotion starts by BBC and CNN

 

Nepal will get international publicity through BBC and CNN from this December. Meanwhile, promotion from Indian and Chinese television channel will start from January 2012. According to the NTY 2011 main committee, it has given the permission for the international promotion of ...

HAN, China Tourist Hotel Association in pact to promote tourism.

Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN) and China Tourist Hotel Association (CHA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation and tourism promotion in each other´s country.

The agreement, which is valid for five years, has been signed at a time when the country is ob...

NATTA reforms FITUR (Spain) fest committee

Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) Board has given the responsibility of the coordinating FITUR 2012 participation to Mr. Bhim Prasad Panta, NATTA Executive member. FITUR is one of the most important trade shows on the international calendar. ...

Mountaineering Royalty Waived and Free Visa

• The mountaineering royalty has 50% waived to Dhaulagiri peak from May 7, 2010 to 31st December 2011 and for this period free visa is provided for Mt. Everest and Mt. Dhaulagiri summiteers (Cabinet Decision- May 7, 2010).
• The mountaineering royalty has totally waived to Wa...
  

  Nepal’s Tourism Industry Thinking for Low Cost Airlines for Nepal Flight Ticket.
  

  According to PATA, Nepal has so far seen foreign visitor arrivals by air increase by 18.4% to reach 168,958 for the first five months of 2011.

  The country is nominally on target to reach its goal of one million visitors this year, a figure that includes both air arrivals and land-based vi...
  

  News from Annapurna Expedition, Missing Korean Climbers on Annapurna .
  

  A renowned South Korean climber and two of his partners have disappeared while trying to summit Mount Annapurna, According to Thursday’s News.
  
  Dipendra Poudel of Nepal’s mountaineering department in Katmandu said rescuers have not been able to find any trace of the thre...
  

  NTY 2011 stickers for tourist bus soon
  

  Sunday - 03rd April 2011
  
  KATHMANDU: Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 committee is going to issue its sticker from this month to confirm security to tourists arriving from border areas.
  
  “We are going to issue NTY 2011 sticker for tourist vehicles entering Nepal fro...
  

  Home Stay Trekking in Nepal Home stay workshop from Tuesday
  Monday - 28th March 2011
  
  KATHMANDU: Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) in association with Tara Gaon Development Committee, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), Nepal Tourism and Hotel Management Academy and Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) is organizing a national workshop on home st...