NATTA in coordination with NTB is organizing World Travel Fair 2015, Shanghai, China to be held from 7th May till 10th May. Total of six Nepalese travel companies are participating as exhibitors in one of the leading Fair, WTF. Participants are : 1. Rosha Travels & Tours Pvt. Ltd. 2. My Nepal Adventure Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd. 3. Mountain Adventure Trekking Pvt. Ltd. 4. Orchid Nepal Holiday Tours Pvt. Ltd. 5. Worldways Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd. 6. Intertours Nepal Coordinator for WTF, Shanghai is NATTA Executive Member Ms. Kamla Gurung.
The Country Manager of Air India Mr. R. Rajasekharan called on the NATTA Secretariat Thursday, the 16th April'15 and held discussions with President Mr. D.B. Limbu and Secy. General Ms. Mihika Dhakhwa primarily on the issues of ADM and showed his readiness to co- operate NATTA and its member agents to solve any problems that might impede their business interest.
A meeting of the NATTA-APJC members was held at NATTA Secretariat on 16th April to discuss about the possible agenda of the upcoming APJC Meeting likely to be held this month. The meeting was attended by NATTA-APJC Members, Ms. Mihika Dhakhwa, Mr. Sudhir Kumar Upadhyay, Mr. Laxman Tiwari and Mr. Kedar Dawadi. Also present in the meeting were the NATTA President Mr. DB Limbu, Advisor Mr. Shyam Raj Thapaliya, and NATTA Executive Members Mr. Chitra Bahadur Gurung and Mr. Binay Basnet.
A meeting in regard to deportee cases was held at NATTA Secretariat on 25th March 2015. The meeting was President Mr.D.B. Limbu participated in a meeting called by Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation, Singhadurbar held on Wednesday, 15th April to finalize a proposed Tourism Industry Reporting Form designed and prepared by the Statistics Department under the Ministry. President Limbu provided a few concrete suggestions intended to modify the information sought in the meeting. Companies in the tourism industry will soon be sent the Forms to be filled in. All contents of the form will be confidential and will be used only for the purpose of maintaining the statistical records.
The 100th week of the Bagmati River Cleanliness Campaign was marked on Saturday morning, 11th April 2015, with participation of thousands of people. The sector allocated to travel trade was Gaurighat - JumboDanda section of Bagmati River. Participants formed a human chain of 28 kilometers along the riverbanks. The greater campaign kicked off with the singing of the national anthem and oath taking to keep the river clean. NATTA President and JTCC Coordinator Mr. D. B Limbu along with the members of Executive Committee and General Members had actively participated in it. Various personnels from Government and non governmental body had joined the Campaign. This great campaign is also believed to have raised the awareness on cleanliness of the rivers. Keep our City Clean!
NATTA welcomes six travel companies as NATTA Members. President D.B Limbu handed over the certificates with related documents. Executive Board Members also expressed their best wishes and welcomed the new members at the 54th and 55th Board meetings. The new Members are: · Hamro Holidays Pvt. Ltd. · Yeti Express Pvt. Ltd. · Travel Corporation Nepal Pvt. Ltd. · Gaama Travel & Tour Pvt. Ltd. · Dolcevita Travels Pvt. Ltd. · Appointment Travels & Tours Pvt. Ltd.
NATTA Executive Board had a meeting with newly appointed Ambassador to USA Dr. Arjun Karki on 5th April 2015 at NATTA Secretariat. President D. B Limbu welcomed His Excellency with Khada and lapel pin. During the meeting, various ideas were exchanged on how to make most out of the existing potential that Nepal has in tourism and on the promotion of Nepal in cross Atlantic Region. H.E Dr. Karki assured to support the travel trade sector and requested to come up with the proposals that can be worked out in promoting tourism of Nepal.
A joint-meeting of the NATTA Aviation Sub-Committee and a few major ticketing agents dealing with ticketing of the labor traffic to GCC & Malaysia was held Thursday, 2nd April '15 at NATTA Secretariat to reflect on the possibilities of finding a win-win solution to the longstanding problem of inadmissible air passengers which has been unnecessarily causing a heavy financial taxation on the part of agents issuing the tickets. Secretary General Ms. Mihika Dhakhwa told the meeting that NATTA called on the Director of the Immigration Dept and with his support NATTA was also able to collect relevant data in regard to the accurate number of entry refused cases from the Gulf countries and Malaysia during the last eight months. It showed that an average of 92 Nepalese passengers was sent back by the immigration of the disembarked destinations as inadmissible passengers. Having said that she also explained that NATTA had undertaken this fact- finding survey at Read More
NATTA held a meeting with the Presidents and representatives of various Tourist Vehicles associations on 02nd April at NATTA Secretariat. The main agenda of the meeting was to review the existing rates of tourist vehicles used by the tour operators for transportation including site-seeing. The review was deemed necessary in the wake of the deflating cost of petroleum products. After a long and vigorous discussion on the issue it has been finally agreed to form a committee to go minutely into the pros and cons of the issue and suggest NATTA a scientific rate. The committee comprises of the following officials: Mr. Narayan P. Gurung Koney; Coordinator, NATTA Tour & Transport Mr. Sange Lama, Advisor, Nepal Tourist Vehicles Association (NTVA) Mr. Gyanendra Giri, Nepal Private Tourist Vehicles Association (NPTVA) Mr. Hansa Raj, Nepal Tourist Service Mr. Achyut Guragain, Former Secy. Gen of NATTA
NATHM (Nepal Academy of Tourism & Hotel Management celebrated its 42nd Anniversary on 27th March 2015, at its premises located at Rabi Bhawan, Kathmandu. On the occasion, it was declared that NATHM would soon be starting its newly built hotel with all services required. The hotel will also serve as a platform for NATHM students to complete their internship. NATTA President Mr. D.B Limbu is one of the Board members of NATHM. President Limbu also attended the program organized by NATHM MHM 3rd Batch Students on the Theme of Opportunities and Challenges in Hospitality Education on 29th March 2015 in NATHM.
On invitation of Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation, NATTA participated in a Brain Storming Session dedicated to Operationalisation of the Tourism Strategy & Action Plan with special emphasis on the 5-year Detailed Action Plan on 26th March, 2015 at Hotel Yak & Yeti. Tourism Secretary Mr. Suresh Man Shrestha chaired the program graced by Chief Guest Hon'ble Dr. Chandra Mani Adhikari, Member, National Planning Commission. President of NATTA Mr. D.B. Limbu and CEO Prof. Dr. Hari Sarmah participated in the program aimed to identify the interventions and activities – roles and responsibilities on priority basis. NATTA was placed in the Group to focus on the Tourism Infrastructure part along with TAAN & NARA and representative from MOCTCA. The half-day long program was summed up by Jt. Secretary, MOCTCA Mr. Mohan Krishna Sapkota thanking the Chief Guest Hon'ble Dr. Adhikari, SAMARTH- NMDP and all the delegates from the private sector and the ministry.
A meeting in regard to deportee cases was held at NATTA Secretariat on 25th March 2015. The meeting was held in the presence of heads of LCC, Mr. Namit Mediratta, Country Manager of Air Arabia, Ms. Sangita Rauniyar, National Sales Manager of Air Arabia, Mr. Navaraj Shahi, General Manager of Fly Dubai and Mr. Sachin Pradhan, Head Sales, Marketing and Distribution of Air Asia. The LCC heads expressed their unanimous view that they have understood NATTA’s problem centering the inadmissible passengers and have requested NATTA to come up with a proposal to t he effect of the problem of inadmissible passengers. President Mr. D.B Limbu, Secretary General Ms. Mihika Dhakhwa, Treasurer Mr. Narayan P.Gurung Koney, CEO Prof. Dr. Hari Sarmah were present in the meeting.
The 11th Annual Washington D.C. Travel & Adventure Show took place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on March 7 till March 8. Participation from Nepal as exhibitors in the Fair showed prominence attracting numerous visitors. It has been hoped that this participation will go a long way to make tourism heritage of Nepal known to the cross Atlantic Tourism market. NATTA Jt. Treasurer Mrs. Jiswan Tuladhar Shrestha, MD, Swaa Travels and Executive Member, Mrs. Sabita Bhattarai K.C, MD, Arrow Travels participated in the event. A souvenir from NATTA was presented to Mr. John Spooner, Vice President– Sales, Travel Show by NATTA officials.
Nepal Association of Tour & Travel Agents, Eastern Regional Association completed its 4th AGM on 28th February’15 at Janakpur at Hotel Sitasaran. The Chief Guest, Chief District Officer of Dhanusha District, Mr.Krishna Prasad Dhungana inaugurated the NATTA AGM. On his inaugural deliberation, he insisted that all the tourism entrepreneurs should run their businesses normally as the local administration is quite prompt in delivering peace & security to local inhabitants. And the government is always ready to take the step towards the promotion of tourism industry considering it country’s major economic component. NATTA Eastern Regional Association, President Mr. Tara Bastola presented his annual report from the chair. The report stressed the touristic spots in the Eastern Region should be attracting conserved and promoted at home and abroad. At the inaugural ceremony, present were NATTA Central Executive member Mr. Sudhir Kumar Upadhyay, Founder President of NATTA Western Regional Association, Mr. Krishna Prasad Bastola, and Read More
President D.B Limbu and Secretary General Ms. Mihika Dhakhwa had a special meet with H.E. Bulat Sarsenbayev, Ambassador, The Republic of Kazakhstan, based in New Delhi. The delegation meet was with regard to the possibility in promotion of tourism of both the countries.
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has formed a 10-member team under the leadership of Joint Secretary Umakanta Parajuli to represent Nepal in the Joint Working Group (JWG) on tourism between Nepal and India. Tulsi Prasad Sitaula, Director General of Department of Tourism; Nandini Lahe Thapa, officiating CEO of Nepal Tourism Board; Shreejana Rana, Tourism Convener of Nepal India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NICCI); DB Limbu, President of Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA); Ramesh Dhamala, President of Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN); and Ashok Pokharel, President of Nepal Association of Tour Operators (NATO) are the members in the group. The group will also have three representatives from MoCTCA. JWG is expected to oversee implementation of agreements related to tourism sector that are included in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that Nepal and India signed on the sidelines of the 18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu in November Read More
The 20th AGM of NATTA Western Regional Association was held on 30th January 2015 at Hotel Barahi, Pokhara, Lakeside. The program kicked off with the grand inaugural ceremony. Chief Guest for the program was Ambassador of Republic of Korea His Excellency Choe Yong -Jin. President of NATTA Western Regional Association Mr. Pom Narayan Shrestha initiated the program with his welcome speech. Various tourism stakeholders such as Tirthunga Tours and Travels, Avia Club Pokhara, Barahi Jungle Lodge, Sunrise Paragliding, Adam Hill were honored with the certificate ofappreciation for their significant contributions to uphold tourism in Pokhara. Adam Hill, a UK national was honored as he had been the first to establish paragliding in Pokhara. His Excellency Jin, in hiscommendation speech expressed that Pokhara can be world's most coveted tourism destination and numerous numbers of tourists can visit Pokhara. It requires theinfrastructure development. Yearly 30 thousands of Korean Tourists visit Nepal and Read More
NATTA received aninvitation to an interaction program on the Expansion of Bilateral Cooperation on Tourism: Nepal & India which was held on January 29, 2015 at the Hotel Annapurna. The program was organized by Nepal India Chamber of Commerce & Industry in association with theEmbassy of India. The program was addressed by His Excellency ShriRanjit Rae, Ambassador of India, Mr. Suresh Man Shrestha, Secretary,Ministry of Culture,Tourism & Civil Aviation. In the program, later the floor was opened forquestions from theparticipants. NATTA President Mr. D.B Limbu and Secretary general Ms. MihikaDhakhwa participated in the program.
Nepal Association of Tour & Travel Agents (NATTA) participated in the International Travel Trade Fair, FITUR 2015, in coordination with Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has concluded successfully. A total of sixteen travel related companies from Nepalese Travel Industry exhibited their products at the Fair. Mr. Narayan Prasad Gurung Koney, Treasurer and Coordinator for Nepal’s Participation in FITUR and Mr. Ramesh Thapa,Secretary as well as the sub coordinator from NATTA participated to facilitate the participating exhibitors. ‘FITUR which was held in Madrid, Spain had begun on 28th January and ended on 1st February 2015. Participation of Nepal in FITUR is coordinated by NATTA over the years.’
A Briefing Program on TTF- Mumbai 2015 was held on 27th January 2015 at NATTA Secretariat with the participation of the companies registered asexhibitors in the event. Senior Marketing Director of NTB, Ms. Ujjwala Dali briefed on the aspects of the Fair and on the promotional materials to be displayed. With the presentation of the graphics design of the Nepal Pavilion, layouts werediscussed with theparticipants. Like in FITUR 2015, Nepal Tourism Board will be contributing 25% on the cost of stall design at TTF which in return will make Nepal Pavilion more attractive & prominent. Also, Nepal destinationadvertisement will be placed on the walkways to the exhibition hall to attract more attention on Nepal. Present in the meeting were 1st Vice President & TTF Coordinator, Mr. Shambhu Raj Pathak and Secretary General Ms. MihikaDhakhwa. TTF Mumbai—2015 will be held from 4th February till 6th February 2015 in Mumbai, India. Read More
