In order to promote Nepal as a premium tourist destination and Nepal Tourism Year 2011, Nepal Tourism Board in coordination with Nepal Embassy, Seoul, South Korea successfully organized a Sales Mission on 22-23 June. Kamal Prasad Koirala, ambassador to Korea informed about revived tourism state in Nepal addressing the media and travel trade meet in Korea. He also stressed that the government and the Nepalese tourism entrepreneurs are euphoric about the NTY-2011 mega campaign and looking forward to welcoming large number of tourists from South Korea. Prachanda Man Shrestha, CEO of NTB considers that the campaign will open new tourism areas and activities for Korean tourists. He also informed the Korean travel-tour operators that their counterparts in Nepal are preparing themselves to offer new packages which will make the stay of South Korean guests memorable. The mission focusing on tourism attractions of Nepal, especially natural, cultural and adventure appraised the Korean Travel writers and the entrepreneurs about the present growing positive situation ...
Edurne Pasaban, a Spanish mountaineer was offered to be goodwill ambassador for ‘Nepal Tourism Year 2011’, a national tourism campaign. A program was organized in Kathmandu on 22nd May to felicitate Pasaban for summiting all the 14 mountains above 8000m in the world. During the same program, Laxman Bhattarai, Joint Secretary at Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation announced the offer to the Spanish mountaineer. "Nepali government offers her to be the goodwill ambassador for Nepal Tourism Year 2011," Bhattarai said, "We would like to wish her success to hold new world record in mountaineering field." “Pasaban achieved her dreams of conquering 14 mountains above 8,000 meters of the world. It's not only her achievement but all those who believe in adventure. In this light, we are offering her to be the goodwill ambassador of all those who loves Himalayas," said Prachanda Man Shrestha, Chief Executive Officer of Nepal ...
The implementation of the procedures for home stay facility targeting the foreign visitors is at its final stage. Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has been working on it to accommodate more visitors in the rural tourist destination. According to Prachanda Man Shrestha, CEO at NTB, the procedure will legalize the accommodations of tourists in normal home that meet the criteria set by them. As per the present legal provisions, tourists can be accommodated only in star hotels and lodges having at least four rooms, and in teahouses along trekking trails. “The home stay procedures will facilitate the operation of establishments having facilities less than the lodges to accommodate foreign visitors,” Shrestha said. Since hotels and lodges equipped with modern facilities are concentrated only in major cities, the government planned the urban home stay policy. The NTY 2011 working committee is preparing to adopt private public partnership ...
