Archive for the ‘Nepal Tourism Year 2011’ Category

Tourists arriving to Nepal will not need to pay fee for visa if the motion sent by the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) is approved by the government of Nepal. MoTCA has suggested the government of Nepal to abandon visa fee at least for the campaign time in order to draw more foreign tourists to the country and make Nepal Tourism Year 2011 campaign ... Full story

In an attempt to lure more tourists to the country ahead of Nepal Tourism Year 2011, canyoning, one of the outdoor adventurous and entertaining sports has started for the first time in Gandaki zone, Kopse forest at Bandipur-6, Tanahun. Canyoning entangles abseiling, climbing, jumping, swimming and sliding down steep canyon walls and waterfalls to deep pools below through close passages of twisted rock and powerful blasts ... Full story

The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) has authorized a short-dated policy for home stay to promote new tourist places in the country. The idea of home stay grants tourists to stay with local people in their homes supplied the home have basic facilities required for tourists. Secretary of MoTCA, Mr. Kishore Thapa said, “The home stay idea has been started with a working policy ... Full story

The Government of Nepal launched a tourism promotion campaign sloganed “Nepal Tourism Year 2011" at Nanking Darbar Hall, Bangladesh on Monday. The program was launched by a campaign team of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) at a presentation ceremony. The presentation ceremony was titled as 'Together for Tourism: Nepal Tourism Year 2011'. The program was launched to expose tourism industry of Nepal. The chief guest of the ceremony was AHM ... Full story

The Embassy of Nepal in London had organized a program at Town House of Aberdeen, Scotland to promote Nepal Tourism on Saturday. The program was specially concentrated on the campaign of Nepal Tourism Year 2011 and it was organized in coordination with the Nepalese Himalayan Association, Scotland and Scot- Nepalese Friendship Society. Dr. Suresh C. Chalise Nepalese ambassador to UK was warmly welcomed in the program and ... Full story

Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 Coordinating Committee — with an aim to bring 3,00,000 Indian tourists — is going to start its promotional programme at the Indian border cities. “We are set for the promotion programme at Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Raxual, Sitamadi, and Sunauli and other places at the Nepal-India border cities,” said Dhruba Narayan Shrestha, coordinator of tourism sector at the Federation of Nepalese ... Full story

Nepal Tourism authorities are hoping a new Kingfisher Airlines service starting today between the UK and Kathmandu will help drive down prices on the route and revive interest ahead of the Nepal Tourism Year 2011 campaign. Kingfisher’s daily service, which has a 2.5-hour connection at Delhi, means the Indian carrier is the fifth major airline on the UK-Nepal route, along with Jet Airways,Etihad, Gulf and Qatar. ... Full story

Fulbari Resort & Spa, Pokhara, started its new sales and marketing office in New Delhi, India, on Friday. The office in India is to provide a full range of travel solutions such as travel packages, ticketing and luxurious accommodation in the Resort. With the mission statement of ‘Nepal Tourism Year 2011’, this resort is the first one to start its official sales and marketing office ... Full story

Shanghai World Expo 2010 is the largest world expo that is happening in China. It is a global stage on which various countries from all over the world participate to display best of their latest achievements. Mr. Binod Bahadur Shrestha, an official organizer for Nepal's national participation at Shanghai Expo 2010 stated that, “This expo is both an opportunity as well as a challenge for Nepal”. He ... Full story

Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN) has introduced a new logo to promote Nepal Tourism Year 2011 (NTY-2011). Mr. Sharat Singh Bhandari Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation unveiled the new logo during the HAN's 40th annual general meeting. HAN will incorporate the logo on all luggage and handbags of tourists coming to Nepal to disseminate information and awareness in the international arena about NTY-2011. Full story