NATTA delegation consisting of Mr. Shambhu Raj Pathak, First Vice President, Ms. Mihika Dhakhwa, Secretary General & Prof. Hari Sarmah, CEO, visited H. E. Ahmed Zaffim Al Hamar, the Ambassador of Qatar for Nepal on 17th June 2014. NATTA extended their sincere gratitude to His Excellency and to the State of Qatar for the contribution in tourism sector especially through Qatar Airways. Also, discussed in the meeting was the problem faced by the travel fraternity on the deportee cases whereby the travel agents are burdened with paying for the return air ticket of the deported passengers along with heavy penalty imposed by Immigration imposed by port of deportation. NATTA requested the Embassy to help find a solution in minimizing deportee cases from Qatar in consultation with the Immigration Department of Qatar.
NATTA delegation comprising of 1st VP Mr. Shambhu Raj Pathak, Secretary General Ms. Mihika Dhakhwa and CEO Prof. Dr. Hari Sarmah called on the office of Jt. Secretary Mr. Ranjan Krishna Aryal at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation Tuesday, the 17th June and apprised him of the cases of cancellation of company licenses of NATTA members by Tourism Industry Division and urged him to do the needful so that the concerned travel companies could regain their licenses. The meeting was later joined in by Chief of Tourism Industry Division (TID) Jt. Secretary Mr. Madhu Sudan Burlakoti. When approached by NATTA delegates he simply gave his conclusion saying that nothing can be done so radically unless the government brings in certain amendments in the existing law for which it might take quite some time. NATTA delegates emphasized that the travel companies who have been in existence for Read More
NATTA delegation comprising of 1st VP Mr. Shambhu Raj Pathak, Secretary General Ms. Mihika Dhakhwa and CEO Prof. Dr. Hari Sarmah called on the office of Jt. Secretary Mr. Ranjan Krishna Aryal at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation Tuesday, the 17th June and apprised him of the cases of cancellation of company licenses of NATTA members by Tourism Industry Division and urged him to do the needful so that the concerned travel companies could regain their licenses. The meeting was later joined in by Chief of Tourism Industry Division (TID) Jt. Secretary Mr. Madhu Sudan Burlakoti. When approached by NATTA delegates he simply gave his conclusion saying that nothing can be done so radically unless the government brings in certain amendments in the existing law for which it might take quite some time. NATTA delegates emphasized that the travel companies who have been in existence for Read More
The President of NATTA, Mr. D. B. Limbu along with the Secretary General, Ms. Mihika Dhakhwa and President of NATTA Eastern Regional Association, Mr. Hem Raj Bastola visited Mr. Birendra Bahadur Basnet, Managing Director of Buddha Air on 10th June 2014 at his office as a courtesy call. The purpose of the meeting was to enhance and improve on the existing business relationship with the airlines and the travel agents for mutual benefits for both the parties. Also present in the meeting were the senior officials of Buddha Air. The meeting concluded with a positive note on cooperation and mutual support for the betterment of Nepal’s travel and aviation sector as a whole.
A going to be medical partner of NATTA, Grandie International Hospital organized a felicitation program in honor of Everest Summiteer Pemba Norbu Sherpa who very successfully reached the peak of Mt. Everest on 24th May last and displayed the official flag of Grandie Int'l Hospital. On the occasion invited were associations like NATTA, HRA and Mountain Expedition Guide Association inter alia were several important guests. Dr. Ashok Vardhan Chordiya, the CEO of the Hospital welcomed the guests and Engineer Mr. Deepak Kunwar, the Chairman of the Hospital gave away the letter of Felicitation to the Summiteers and thanked the participants for joining the program. Prof. Dr. Hari Sarmah, CEO NATTA speaking on the occasion congratulated the hospital management for having organized such important social event within the premises of the hospital and admired the hospital for providing exclusive medical services to the national and international expeditioners facing sickness in Read More
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In response to the issue raised by our valued members in regard to Malaysia Airlines and its policies on HX, TTL and capping blockage, NATTA organized a meeting with Malaysia Airlines along with the two GDS, Galileo & Abacus on 5th June 2014 at NATTA Secretariat. The meeting was mainly held to discuss on how to avoid miscommunications and lack of information between airlines, GDS and the agents so that a sound collaboration exists between all partners for mutual benefits. Both the airlines and the GDS have assured us that they would do their part to educate the agents to avoid any problems in future. NATTA is always available to address any issues pertaining to professional interest of its members and to work towards bringing an amicable solution.
In line to NATTA Executive Committee’s ongoing effort and commitment to provide value to its members, NATTA delegate visited Grande International Hospital on Wednesday, the 4th June 2014 for an inspection and a meeting on the possibility of affiliation between NATTA and Grande International Hospital. The infrastructure, cleanliness, services and facilities of the hospital was of international standard and was very impressive. NATTA will soon be signing an MOU with Grande International Hospital by which the NATTA members will enjoy an attractive discount on the medical services provided by the hospital. The hospital shall act as a Medical Partner of NATTA and support us in any kind of healthcare issues organized by us such as health camp, lectures related to health issues etc. The aim of this forthcoming affiliation is to bring much needed health awareness in our members and at the same time provide them with attractive Read More
Journalist Mr. Anbarasan Ethirajan, South Asia Editor of BBC World Service News from London called on NATTA Secretariat on Tuesday, the 27th May, 2014 at 11:00 in the morning as per the appointment fixed earlier and held discussions about the prospects and problems of Nepalese tourism with President Mr. D.B Limbu, Secretary General Mrs. Mihika Dhakhwa and CEO Prof. Hari Sarmah. The individual comments were duly recorded and hopefully will be aired in the near future. Mr. Ethiranjan was accompanied by Mr. Ishwar Rauniyar of BBC World Service, Nepal.
Office bearing Executives of Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (NAFEA) held a meeting with member agents of NATTA selling air tickets on last Tuesday, the 27th May at NATTA Secretariat to discuss about the sudden rise in the air tickets. It was revealed in the meeting that NATTA agents were not responsible for the higher prices of the tickets. The meeting thus ended with a resolution that both the associations will co-operate each other in identifying real cause. They also agreed to hold regular meeting and share the information in the days to come.
A NATTA delegation comprising of NATTA Domestic Air Coordination Sub Committee led by Mr. Yubaraj Subedi, Mr. Ramesh Thapa and Mr. Binay Basnet met two top brasses of Buddha Air- Mr. Birendra Bahadur Basnet and Mr. Rupesh Joshi. The main objective of the meeting was to apprise the Buddha Air Management of the existing technical problems and difficulties being faced by the ticketing agents. The delegation handed over the list of grievances to Mr. Birendra Bahadur Basnet and the response received was found to be in favor of ticketing agents. The NATTA committee will meet Yeti Airlines next week with almost the same agenda.
NATTA Secretary General Mrs. Mihika Dhakhwa made a power point presentation on NATTA's share of NQ Tax at the secretariat in the presence of NATTA Advisory Board. The Advisory Board Members commented very positively on the contents of the presentation and greatly appreciated NATTA's effort in exploring sustainable and legitimate source of resources for the association. Mr. Mahesh Rai, Prof. Dr. Ramesh Kunwar and Mr. S.R Thapaliya also spoke on the occasion.
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Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE NE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} NATTA Secretary General Ms. Mihika Dhakhwa and CEO Prof. Hari Sarmah called on the office of Director General, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) Mr. Ratish Chandra Lal Suman Tuesday, the 20th May, 2014 and discussed about the reasons of imposing Airport Development Tax. DG Mr. Suman explained elaborately the plans and programs of CAAN to improve the available facilities for the passengers at the Tribhuvan International Airport and other airports in the country. Facilitation of the passengers being one of the major objectives, CAAN is soon introducing its programs to the public which also includes extension, upgrading and building other necessary infrastructures.
Pressing the Government of Nepal to address the genuine demands of the private sector tourism entrepreneurs (JTCC) which has the participation of more than 35 tourism related associations based in Kathmandu including those from Pokhara, Chitwan, Kakadvitta, Dhangadhi and Palpa, the JTCC has launched Relay Hunger Strike effective from last Jestha 1st. The first phase of relay hunger strike begins at 7 am and continues till 7pm and the second phase continues from 7 pm to 7 am every day. The participation of the fraternity members has been very much encouraging. From NATTA the following members, executive members and office bearing executives have participated: Jestha1 (Thursday) 7pm-7am: Mr. D.B Limbu Jestha2 (Friday) 7am-7pm: Mr. Narayan Gurung Koney Jestha2 (Friday) 7pm-7am: Mr. Sudhir Upadhyay Jestha3 (Saturday) 7am-7pm: Mr. Chitra Bahadur Gurung Jestha3 (Saturday) 7pm-7am: NATTA Western Regional Pokhara Team Jestha4 (Sunday) 7am-7pm: Mr. Narayan Gurung Koney Jestha4 (Sunday) 7pm-7am: Mr. Read More
Joint Tourism Coordination Committee (JTCC) organized a grand rally on 8th of May'14 from Thamel to NTB, Bhrikutimandap to put pressure on the government to address to the demands placed. The rally started around 9 am with more than 300 participants. All tourism entrepreneurs and stakeholders participated in the rally with their friends and staff members. JTCC will continue its protest program till all the demands are addressed by concerned authorities.
NATTA delegates headed by President Mr. DB Limbu met Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Hon'ble Bamdev Gautam on 7th of May to apprise him of the hassles being faced by the tourist bus operators in regard to the parking before setting out to their destinations every morning. Lack of a permanent Tourist Bus Terminal in the capital city has already caused a lot of negativity among the tourists using these transports. Every morning some 25-30 tourist buses leave Kathmandu for destinations like Pokhara and Chitwan. The NATTA delegation was comprised of Treasurer Mr. Narayan P. Gurung Koney, Secretary Mr. Ramesh Thapa and NATTA Member Mr. Madan Acharya.
Joint Tourism Coordination Committee an umbrella associations submitted a four pint petitions to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation alleging that Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has sidelined the private sector in the National Tourism Fair. Stating that NTB is neglecting the role of the private sector in development of tourism in Nepal, JTCC has asked the ministry to appoint members from the private sector in the executive board of NTB, as stated in its charter. The second petition has asked for the government to cancel the tourism fair whereas the last point demands appointment of chief executive officer at NTB. The petition was signed by 19 members of 19 different tourism related associations. Till date the JTCC members are busy picketing at NTB urging the NTB Board to call the meeting and take prompt decisions regarding removal of acting CEO from the chair and start audit of Read More
NATTA Delegates on return from Palpa on 27th April were accorded warm welcome by the Executive Committee of Siddhartha Association of Travel & Tour Agents (SATTA) at Bhairahawa at its Secretariat. Mr. Krishna Sagar Adhikari the President of SATTA and Mr. Sanjay Bajimaya, IPP SATTA while welcoming NATTA delegates from the centre at their Secretariat said that they have been very much positive to the action plans of current NATTA EC and look forward to avail of the opportunity to become a part of NATTA soon.
NATTA Palpa Chapter convened a Joint Meeting of the Chapter with NATTA Western Regional Association (Pokhara) and NATTA EC from the centre on Saturday, the 26th April '14 at Rani Mahal, a unique historical palace built in the 19th century. The palace stands on the scenic bank of holy Kali Gandaki river. The meeting focused on the topical issues involving the role of intra-association members for the overall growth of tourism in their respective areas. NATTA centre highlighted on the issues like its claim on NQ Tax, setting up of Tourist Bus Terminal and the upcoming Int'l Airport etc. whereas Pokhara raised its voice on having enough of transport accessibility and connectivity, viz., Pokhara-Chitwan-Bhairahawa and Palpa. Palpa Chapter of NATTA affirmed their commitment to disseminate more about Palpa and her products. The meeting was declared adjourned after a short thanks giving, gifting and photograph session and was followed by Read More
