Nepal Tourism Year 2011 launched
by bijay on March 2, 2010
Nepal Tourism Board has launched Nepal Tourism Year 2011 amidst a function in Kathmandu on February 26, 2010. Nepal aims to welcome a million visitors in 2011.
The event was well attended by the leaders of the political parties, industrialists, tourism entrepreneurs and the citizens. The major talking point of the event was the pledge by nineteen political parties not to call strikes and conduct other activities that might affect the the movement of tourists and the service providers.
This has given a fresh hope to the common people and the tourism entrepreneurs about the future without strikes, which has been like a daily occurrence in Nepal.
Kathmandu Paragliding, another tourist attraction in the capital city
by anamika on January 27, 2010
Travel enthusiasts to Nepal will find another adventure sporting event in the Kathmandu valley. This time it is paragliding and the company behind this sport is Kathmandu Paragliding Pvt Ltd. The company has resumed its operations and has started to offer paragliding services from Lakure Bhanjyang in Lalitpur near Godavari which takes around one and half hour to reach on a four wheel drive from central Kathmandu.
You could contact Kathmandu Paragliding at 977-1- 442-2712 or email at shreya@xsportsnepal.com.
This will give a better travel package for tourists who visit Nepal for a short time and cannot visit Pokhara to enjoy paragliding services. And it will definitely boost the Nepal Tourism Year 2011. One downside might be that many tourists might prefer to stay in Kathmandu, concentrating the tourism dollars inside the Kathmandu valley.
For more information visit www.ktmparagliding.com.
Machhapuchhare Model Trek opened in Kaski (Pokhara), Nepal
by anamika on December 15, 2009
At the time when roads are encroaching on the pristine trekking areas especially in the Annapurna region of Nepal, a model trek route has been opened in the Kaski district, near Pokhara. The Machhapuchhare Model Trekking trail covers seven village development committees – Lahachowk, Ghachowk, Machhapuchhre, Rivan, Lwangghalel, Dhital and Sardikhola VDC – in Kaski district.
The trail can be completed in 3 to 14 days of trekking and starts from either Hemja or Kharapani of Sardikhola. This accommodation of the Machhapuchhare trek route is a combination of home stay at lower altitude locations like Mishra, Deprang, Lwangghalel, Tarku and Tushe and camping at higher altitude locations like Hile Kharka, Khumai, Tilicho Kharka, Meshrum Kharka, Lalka.
From Korchung of this trail, excellent sunrise view and the views of Machhapuchhare and Mardi Himal can be seen. A nice view of the Annapurna range and Lamjung mountain can be seen from this trail. Endangered wildlife and vegetation can also be found along th trail.
The route is being managed by local Machhapuchhare Tourism Development Committee after being handed over by the Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) Pokhara Chapter.
Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research – North South (NCCR N-S) has developed the new trail in consultation with the trekking operators and the local community.
More than 2.5 million rupees has been invested in preparing the infrastructures for the trail like porter shelter, trekking trail, drinking water, camping sites.
This is a good news for the trekking enthusiasts who are attracted to Nepal to try the new trekking trail and also for the local community of that region to host the guests.
This is another reason for the tourists to visit Nepal in the Nepal Tourism Year 2011 or the preceding or succeeding years.
NTY 2011 gets a boost with two Indian airlines starting service to Kathmandu
by anamika on December 14, 2009
Nepal Tourism Year 2011 has got a boost by the decision of Indian private airlines SpiceJet and Kingfisher to fly to Nepal from the summer of 2010.
SpiceJet is a budget airline that was operating domestically in India for the last five years. SpiceJet has appointed Zenith Travel as the General Sales Agent (GSA) with immediate effect. The airline is expected to start service in the Delhi Kathmandu sector from June 2010 on a daily basis.
Kingfisher Airlines, an airline catering to premium class of travelers, is expected to start service from either Banglore or Mumbai via New Delhi from end of July 2010.
Nepal Tourism Year 2011 – a year for travel in Nepal
by bijay on December 4, 2009
The government of Nepal has announced 2011 as Nepal Tourism Year in order to increase the number of travelers visiting the country. The government hopes to welcome a million visitors to Nepal through this initiative. This initiative is launched to promote Nepal as a safe and exotic location after the resolution of the conflict that gripped the nation for more than a decade.
Nepal Tourism Board, the tourism body of the government, is leading the promotion of Nepal in the international travel market. Private travel entrepreneurs are also promoting Nepal in their own capacity through their umbrella organizations. Various airlines also have started service to Nepal anticipating an increase in the number of tourists who travel to Nepal.
It is imperative that travel industry should ask hard questions like is there sufficient infra structures to support the expected number of travelers, can we attract so many people (a hundred percent increase from the current numbers) when Sri Lanka, another South Asian country has also announced travel year in the same year.
This campaign should also focus on the responsible travel in Nepal. Travelers should be encouraged to exploit the resources responsibly so that the impact on the environment and local community is minimal. People involved in travel sector should focus on the number of travelers, the service provided to them and the impact on the community and the environment.