Visit Nepal 2011

The most anticipated and highly expected Tourism campaign of Nepal, Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 is set to officially launch on February 26, 2010. With an aim to attract one million tourists, tourism entrepreneurs are urging to celebrate this campaign as “Year of Celebration”.

NTY Secretariat announced the program will formally begin with the illumination of the peace torch brought from Lumbini by Hon Prime Minister, Madhav Kumar Nepal at Tundikhel amidst a gala festival along with parades from six different place of the valley. Similar programmes will be organised from East to West — Biratnagar, Janakpur, Birgunj, Chitwan, Pokhara, Bhairahawa, and Nepalgunj. NTY 2011 programme implementation committee national coordinator Yogendra Shakya, in was hopeful to re-brand Nepal as a peaceful country by making the programme a great success. He added there will be written commitments from all major parties’ leaders. NTY 2011 secretariat has asked people to host national flag at their homes and workplaces from February 19 to mark the programme.

“Nepal will not have an accessibility problem from 2011,” said Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) secretary Nagendra Prasad Ghimire on Wednesday. Speaking at a press meet, Ghimire said that observing the surge of both national and international airlines by 2011 there will be a total of 32 airlines with international flights. According to Ghimire, a number of international airlines are showing interest in operations here. “Spirit of Manila and Oman Air are new applicants while Malaysian Airlines and another Malaysian airlines Air Asia are doing feasibility studies,” he said adding that currently there are 25 international flight operators. MoTCA recently issued a 45 days’ notice to domestic operators to apply for international operations. Airlines that active for five years and with five aircraft are eligible.

Around 800 exhibitors from 70 countries participated in Holiday Fair 2010. The Vakantiebeurs Holiday Fair 2010 is the largest consumer travel fair and the world’s largest trade event in the Benelux region. The main theme of the Holiday Fair 2010 was “Meet the locals” where the visitors had opportunities to meet with exhibitors and have first hand information.

During the fair, NTB organised a multimedia presentation for the visitors regarding overall Nepal’s tourism products and Nepal Tourism Fair.

After the multimedia presentation, a quiz programme was organised where the audiences were quizzed on Nepal’s tourism in order to generate curiosity among the potential visitors to Nepal.

Visitors at Nepal stall inquired on safety, adventure tourism, tourism activities in Nepal, Nepal Tourism Year 2011 (NTY 2011).

According to the NTB, visitors were more interested in knowing availability of direct flight connectivity to Nepal. Currently Arke Fly operated by TUI Holland International of the Netherlands links Dutch capital of Amsterdam to Kathmandu.

Various information in the form of Dutch and English Travelers Information, CDs, posters, brochures, booklet on Nature and Culture were distributed from the Nepal Stall. The Nepal Stall was decorated by flexes showcasing various tourism activities such as Nature, Culture and Adventure.

Source: nepalnews.com