Posts Tagged ‘visit nepal 2011’

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

Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHAM) will provide training to trekking guides in view of Nepal Tourism Year 2011. Chief executive officer (CEO) of the academy Ram Prasad Ghimire said the training is aimed at producing sufficient manpower so that there is no shortage of trekking guides during the tourism year. He said the demand for trekking guides has gone up and the academy plans ... Full story

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 ... Full story

Lonely Planet Co-founder Mr. Tony Wheeler has named Nepal as his favorite place, according to a new book from the National Geographic. International celebrities were asked to name their favorite places in the world in the book called 'My Favorite Place on Earth'. Mr. Wheeler is not alone to nominate Nepal as their favorite destination. Mr. Tony Wheeler is famous for travel books that he publishes ... Full story

As a part of tourism promotional campaign in Thailand, Nepal Tourism Board(NTB) in coordination with the Nepal Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Nepal Airlines and Nepal Association of Travel and Tour Agents(NATTA) organized the Nepal Evening program on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, at Nepal Embassy in Bangkok Thailand. The program was attended by more than 50 prominent Thai travel trade and media persons and a delegation ... Full story

Targeting Visit Nepal 2011 Nepalese Government is planning to construct cable car system in six tourism centers. Dhunche – Gosaikunda Shivapuri Fulchoki Chandra-giri Kalinchok Muktinath area As the route for Dhunche – Gosaikunda area is already confirmed, Tourism Infrastructure Development Project is preparing for construction work. Before this a private company is already running cable car service in Manakamana, Gorakha and another one ... Full story

To attract tourists from all over the world, Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has come up with an ambitious plan, ‘Visit Nepal Tourism Year 2011’. Ministry is optimistic that this kind of events will increase tourist arrival and ultimately will create jobs and reduce poverty. In the budget government already committed fund to construct new international airport at Bara and upgrade few domestic airports. ... Full story