A 36-member team of the Nepal Association of Tour & Travel Agents (NATTA) in collaboration of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Nepal Embassy, Beijing, China left for China on a Sales Mission under the banner China Sales Mission – 2013 on last 15th May, 2013. The delegation will visit Chengdu, Shanghai, Beijing and Xi'an where they will meet their Chinese tour operators and leading media representatives. Besides B2B meetings, there will be multi-media presentation on Nepal. The delegation will return home on 24th May.
A 36-member team of the Nepal Association of Tour & Travel Agents (NATTA) in collaboration of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Nepal Embassy, Beijing, China left for China on a Sales Mission under the banner China Sales Mission – 2013 on last 15th May, 2013. The delegation will visit Chengdu, Shanghai, Beijing and Xi'an where they will meet their Chinese tour operators and leading media representatives. Besides B2B meetings, there will be multi-media presentation on Nepal. The delegation will return home on 24th May.
Nepal Association of Tour & Travel Agents (NATTA) in collaboration with National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) and USAID/OFDA, organized a half-day workshop in Kathmandu on last 28th April, 2013. The workshop focused mainly on disaster risk management and the role of private sector entities. This initiation of NATTA in Disaster Risk Reduction was greatly appreciated by participating NATTA members. A total of 140 NATTA members attended the workshop.
NATTA upholds the cause of Longest Marathon TV Talk Show being organized as an attempt of getting into Guinness World Record by News24 Channel and Event Management & welcome. The humble cause is Lord Buddha was born in Nepal. The 60 hr. long show will be presented by Mr. Rabi Lamichhane. A meeting was organized at NATTA on Sunday the 31st March last at NATTA Secretariat in which the organizers justified their effort and travel association representatives from NATO, PATA, TURGAN, HAN and NATTA unanimously expressed their words of appreciation to this step taken by the broadcaster and event managers. The show will take place on 29th Chaitra and will conclude with the first sun on the Nepalese New Year.
CNTO Director calls on NATTA Secretariat The acting Director of China National Tourist Office, Kathmandu Mr. Gao Wu called on NATTA Secretariat on lastwednesday and met President Mr. Pavitra Kumar Karki and held discussions as how to improve the existing number of outbound and inbound of Chinese as well as Nepalese tourists. He also declared that the new slogan of Chinese tourism is now : Beautiful China. President Karki expressed his satisfaction over the increasing trend of Chinese visitors to Nepal. In 2012 a total of 107500 Chinese tourists from mainland China had visited Nepal and a total of 41000 Nepalese visited mainland China. He also appraised Mr. Wu of NATTA's planning to lead a sales mission to China in Mid-may this year. Also present on the occasion was NATTA CEO Prof Dr. Hari Sarmah. CCTV interviewed NATTA President China Central TV channel interviewed NATTA President Mr. Pavitra Kumar Read More
The Third NATTA Special Program – 2012 organized on last Saturday, the 22nd September, to mark the upcoming 33rd World Tourism Day has concluded very successfully. The program held in the premises of Army Officers' Club drew the gathering of all NATTA members including past tourism ministers and secretaries, Excellencies representing foreign embassies and high level officials from concerned government and non-government authorities. Quite a number of business houses and travel agents had also displayed their products as exhibitors at the event venue. This program had begun in the afternoon with grand opening jointly done by NATTA President and executive body, Tourism Secretary, former IGP, DG of Civil Aviation Authority Nepal, Managing Director of Nepal Airlines and Rev. Ani Choying Drolma. Ani then presented two melodious songs expressing her longing for everlasting peace and wishing solemnly a bright future for Nepalese tourism industry as Inaugural songs. Earlier, NATTA President Mr. Pavitra Kumar Karki Read More
Nepal Association of Tour & Travel Agents (NATTA) organized a Blood Donation Program on WTD, the 27th Sept '12 at the premises of NATTA Secretariat. The program started at 10 am and was over by 2pm. NATTA Executives and members had donated blood. The total number of donors was recorded to be 58. NATTA gave away Certificate of Appreciation to all who had participated in the Program
3rd NATTA SPECIAL PROGRAM 2012 is going to be held on 22nd September 2012 at Trobhuwan Army Officer's Club, Sahid Gate from 1 pm onwards.An occasion not be missed !!Fun, Festivities, Food, Stafe perfomances by renonwed artists and lucky draw carrying fabulous prizes.
A Team of 16 NATTA Members participated in an Interaction program on Taxation, organized by Internal Revenue Department, Nepal Government on 24th August' 12 at Everest Hotel. NATTA delegation in the program was led by 1st Vice President, Mr Madhu Sudan Acharya. Similarly, Mr. Shyam Madan K.C, Executive Member of NATTA participated in an Interaction Program on Street Children Free Kathmandu Campaign, 2012 organised by DAO, Kathmandu and DOCS Foundation Nepal on last 22nd August at the office of Chief District officer.Mr. K.C, suggested the organizers to formulate a long term program to overcome the situation and added that NATTA would, as ever, come up readily to co-operate.
A team of delegates from NATTA, led by President Mr. Pavitra Kumar Karki met the newly appointed Chief Secretary Mr. Lila Mani Poudel at the latter's office on Monday 6th August. During the Meeting, the Team appraised him of the problems of tourism sector. Poudel had previously worked as Tourism Secretary and had contributed a lot to include tourism sector under the priority industry. Similarly a team led by NATTA President Mr. Pavitra Kumar Karki also met the newly appointed tourism Secretary Mr. Yagna Prasad Gautam on Monday, the 13th August. President Mr. Karki handed over a letter containing the current major issues of Tourism Industry requesting him to kindly prioritize them for implementation. The issues focussed on NTB, NAC, Government entry fees in National parks, wildlife reserves and protected areas, renewal of licences, compulsory tourism leave, improvement of TIA physical structure, and development of overall tourism Read More
NEPAL ASSOCIATION OF TOUR & TRAVEL AGENTS (NATTA),in conjunction with KATHMANDU METROPOLIS (KMC) and NEPAL TOURISM BOARD (NTB) organised a Haif-Day Seminar on "Problems in the Conservation of Nepalese Heritage Sites and the Measures to Eliminate them" on 26th June,2012 in the auditorium of NTB. Dr Shaphalya Amatya former Director General of Department of Archeologypresented a working paper which was commented on by former TourismSecretary and Governer of Central Bank of Nepal(NRB) Mr. Dipendra Purush Dhakal,Mr Ram kunwar a senior officer and Mr. Hari Kumar Shestha,Senior officer form Heritage Division(KMC)More then 150 participants belonging to various tourism related associations including the ActingMayor and CEO of Kathmandu Metropolis.Bhaktapur municipality and representatives from Nepal Heritage Society and media houses were pressent on the occasion and they activety participationed in the workshop.It was agreed that a sense of ownership among the locals has to be established to conserve the heritage sites and the theme of responsible action Read More
Mr. Amirul Ariffin MD Nasir, Director and Mr. Chandra Sehgaran, Deputy Director of Tourism Malaysia called on NATTA Secretariat on 2nd May 2012 to discuss on their upcoming event Malaysia Inbound Tourism Program going to be held shortly in Kathmandu. The visiting delegates from Tourism Malaysia were welcomed at NATTA by 1st Vice President Mr. Madhusudan Acharya, 2nd Vice President Mr.Sambhu Raj Pathak, Treasurer Mr. Shantosh Gautam and CEO Prof. Dr. Hari Sarmah. NATTA has assured Tourism Malaysia of their best possible co-operation in making their event a resounding success.
NATTA organized a Press-Meet on last 8th April ’12 at NATTA Secretariat to inform the press about NATTA’S China Sales Mission -2012(from 12th -22nd April) to four major Cities, viz., Kunming,Shanghai,Beijing & Xi’an. The press was also informed about NATTA’s upcoming Seminar ‘Problems OF Heritage Conservation & Measures to solve them’. Two press matters were released on the occasion.
With a view to harnessing the vast potential of promoting tourism between Nepal and North India, NATTA organized a joint meeting with the President of North India Management Association (NIMA) Dr. Gulshan Sharma and his high-level delegation comprising of NIMA Secretary General J.N. Vohra, Prof. Narinder Kumar and Dr. Rajdeep Singh currently on move in Kathmandu at NATTA Secretariat on Thursday, the 04th Apr '12. It was suggested that an interactive discussion program between the travel agents of Nepal and North India should be organized at Chandigarh (Punjab) and subsequently at Kathmandu to work out a long term plan to promote travel trade in both the friendly countries.NIMA President Dr. Sharma suggested a "Nepal Calling" tourism-cultural-art and craft and cuisine festival or "Nepal Festival" be organized at Chandigarh and later on at other tourist generating cities of Amritsar, Ludhiana and Jalandhar which could go a long way to project Nepal Read More
A Joint meeting of NATTA Heritage and Environment Committee and Media and Publicity Committee was held at NATTA Secretariat last Friday, the 23rd of March to discuss on the module of the proposed Half-day Seminar on "Problems of Heritage Conservation and suggested Measures to solve them."The date for the event is yet to be finalised. More than 150 Participants will reflect on the contents of a working paper on the given topic and will prepare a list of recommendations to be sent to the concerned authorities for implementation
NATTA Secretary General, Mr. Achyut Guragain and NATTA Heritage Committee Co-coordinator Mr. Shyam Madan K.C called on the Officials at Kathmandu Metropolis on 14th March in the Morning and discussed about NATTA's upcoming Half-day Seminar on "Problems of Heritage Conservations and Measures to solve them." Secretary General Mr. Guragain apprised the Metropolis regarding the problem of Tourist Bus Park in the city and also sought their co-operation to find a new area which could be developed as Tourist Bus Park. He also suggested metropolis officials that NATTA could assist them in selling out the heritage site entry tickets to NATTA Tour operators throughout Secretariat. The modus operandi is yet to be finalized.
Mr. Thomas Bellamy, Manager Nepal, Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited accompanied by his senior officers Mr. Arun Thapa and Mr. Yugesh Shrestha called on NATTA Secretariat on 28th February,2012 and met NATTA President Mr.Pavitra Kumar Karki and the Office Bearer of the Executive Committee of NATTA. In the meeting Mr.Bellamy expressed that Hong Kong Dragon Airlines in Nepal was keen to work with NATTA to facilitate Fewa Lake Cleaning event in Pokhara on 3rd April'12NATTA President and Executives welcomed the idea and said that NATTA would be very happy to extend its support to the noble project as a partner. NATTA assured that it will do all possible to mobilize NATTA Regional Association in Pokhara to accomplish the project with resounding success.
Mr. Jerome Edou and officials from Base Camp Trekking and Expeditions visited NATTA Secretariat on 28th Feb'12 with a project to launch a campaign to declare Nepal's Trekking Areas and National Parks a Plastic Bag and Bottle Free Zone and requested for NATTA's support to translate this campaign into a reality and set the benchmark for responsible eco-tourism in the world.NATTA President Mr. Pavitra Kumar Karki welcomed the idea and appreciated the initiation. He said that NATTA has been and will ever remain supportive to such programs to make the environment clean and healthy, which is vital to the growth of Tourism Industry
MOTCA on the request of NATTA has sent a letter to Tourism Industry Division on 23rd March '12 to do the needful to provide permission to ply tourist buses in the Pokhara-Lumbini-Pokhara route. NATTA had approached MOTCA for this in view of Visit Year-2012.
NATTA President Mr. Pravitra Kumar Karki and other tourism sector entrepreneurs called on Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation Mr. Lokendra Bista at the Ministry recently.During the meeting, entrepreneurs expressed their concern over the delaying in the fulfillment of the CEO of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB). They said that due to this vacancy NTB would be badly affected. In response, Minister Bista assured that the vacancy at NTB would be fulfilled at the earliest. The other participants were representatives from Hotel Association Nepal, Trekking Agencies of Association of Nepal (TAAN), and Nepal Association of Rafting Agents (NARA), CEO NATTA Prof. Dr. Hari Sarmah had also accompanied the delegation.
