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Increasing demands of Incoming tourists and outgoing students and business persons China Southern Airline, a Sky Team member airline, has doubled its flights from Kathmandu. The airline has added three more flights per week, form Sunday. As previously there used to be only 3 flights per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. “Now, the airline will fly every day except on Tuesdays,” said Binod Bogati, ... Full story

A new trekking route has been brought into operation along Annapurna circuit trekking area in view of Nepal Tourism Year 2011. Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP), local bodies and tourism entrepreneurs have brought the trekking route from Chhyo Deurali to Muktinath into use after tourism environment in other trekking routes in Myagdi, Parbat and Mustang districts were disturbed by construction of rural roads. The new trekking route ... Full story

Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has decided to take the torch of Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 campaign to the summit of Mt Ama Dablam. NMA secretariat, NMA President Zimba Zangbu Sherpa, at a press meet said the 10-member Nepal Tourism Year 2011 Torch Expedition to Ama Dablam will take the torch to the summit of the 6812m peak on January 14, coinciding with the formal launch ... Full story

Charumati Buddhist Mission Nepal (CBMN) is going to organise ´Nepali Cultural and Ritual Exhibition´ in different cities of Malaysia from Jan. 20 to Feb. 4. The program aims to promote Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 by providing information about different cultural, ritual and heritages of Nepal, according to CBNM. A documentary directed in Lumbini, Kapilvastu, Devdaha, Ramgram, Swoyambhu, Pashupatinath, Manakamana and Pokhara will be shown in the ... Full story

On the special occasion of Nepal Tourism Year-2011, Kathmandu Metropolitan City is going to publish route maps of several tourism destinations located inside Kathmandu Valley to help international tourists. In maps all the information about temples statues with their history and historical importance, festivals and rituals of the different castes and information about various places of tourism importance, including Hanumandhoka, Pashupatinath Temple, Swayambhunath and Bouddhanath Stupa. According ... Full story

Chitwan is organizing the eight editions of Chitwan Expo and Mid- region Trade Fair Expo-2011 officially kicks off on Jan 9. The event is going to organize aiming to promote economic activities in Chitwan Region. The chief coordinator of the event, Uttam Lal Chukesaid, “We will showcase dairy product, handicraft, information and communication technology (ICT), trade exhibition and local culture during the expo and we expect ... Full story

To make Nepal Tourism Year effective and successful Nepal Tourism Board as appointed nine people who have already booked their name in the Guinness Book of World Record in different categories as the goodwill ambassadors for the Nepal Tourism Year-2011. As a function held in the capital on Friday, Temba Dorje Sherpa, Rohit Timilsina, Mathura Shrestha and Temba Chhiri Sherpa were appointed by the Director of ... Full story

To attend the function for the national tourism campaign “Nepal Tourism Year 2011” the secretary general of the UN World Tourism Organization, seven SAARC tourism ministers and the secretary of the Cambodian Tourism Ministry have confirmed that they will be attending the inauguration of Nepal Tourism . Government of Nepal is scheduled to inaugurate the most-hyped and long waited NTY 2011 on January 14, 2011 at ... Full story

In contrast to the government plan of inaugurating the Nepal Tourism Year on January 14, toruism entrepreneurs of Pokhara- set to announce the beginning of the Nepal Tourism Year on January 1itself. Mountains and Phewa Lake in Pokhara Pokhara, the second tourist hotspot in Nepal, trying to attract more international tourists during the NTY 2011.Biplav Poudel, NTY programme executive coordinator for the western region said at a ... Full story

New Year 2011 began with the celebration of New Year Eve and with the different programs especially for Nepal Tourism Year-2011. A motorcycle rally is being organized from Thankot to Nagarkot to welcome the Nepal Tourism Year-2011 with representatives from different political parties, the public and members of civil society bodies and other various organizations taking part in it on Dec 30, 2010, just 2 days ... Full story