Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) and Association of Buddhist Tour Operators (ABTO) of India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 9th April 2018 for development and promotion of tourism activities in Buddhist Circuits of Nepal-India belt.
NATTA President C N Pandey and visiting ABTO General Secretary Kadesh Kumar signed the MoU on behalf of their respective associations amid a function organized at NATTA Secretariat, Kathmandu, on Monday.
Among others, the two associations have agreed to share knowledge, experience and expertise in Buddhist tourism, as well as lobby with respective governments for formulation of friendly rules, policies, laws and regulations for the Buddhist tourism sector. The two associations have also agreed to organize bilateral visits for familiarization of Buddhist heritage sites and monuments in their respective countries. They have also agreed to study the possibility of co-branding of Buddhist Circuits tourism products so that their promotional activities reach to wider audience across the world.
Goodwill Ambassador of Lumbini Development Trust and NATTA’s Honorary Advisor for Buddhist Tourism Bikram Pandey, NATTA 1st Vice President Achyut Sharma Guragain, Secretary General Ramesh Thapa, and Executive Members of NATTA were present on the occasion.
