SNV-Nepal, Netherland Development Organisation, officials Marjotrie van Strien, Tourism Associates Advisor of HITT Programme and Monica Oliveros, HITT Global Programme Leader & Tourism Advisor, met with NATTA General Secretary Madhu Sudan Acharya and Professor Dr Hari Sarmah at the NATTA Secretariat in Goma Ganesh, Naxal on 28th September. During the meeting, SNV officials said that they are going to start some trainings programs targeting poor populations to become more involved in the tourism sector. They urged NATTA to be remaining in the trainings program’s steering committee to develop the training material and its design. NATTA Chief Executive Officer Dr Hari Sarmah will represent in SNV Nepal’s upcoming project for the same.
After the meeting with NATTA officials, Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has agreed to extend the deadline to increase the tourist entry fee in Kathmandu Durbar Square area recently. According to the new agreement, KMC would introduce its new fare after December of this year. KMC revoked its decision to increase the tax keeping in mind the decision of the Main Hosting Committee of Nepal Tourism Year 2011 not to increase any kind of tourist fees and charges during the NTY campaign. NATTA 2nd Vice President Sarbottam Lal Shrestha and General Secretary Madhu Sudan Acharya represented NATTA during the talks with KMC.
Gianni Braizzi, a World Bank Consultant, discussed with Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) General Secretary Madhu Sudhan Acharya and Chief Executive Officer Prof. Dr. Hari Sarmah on September 8 at the NATTA Secretariat in Naxal. Mr. Braizzi raised the queries on the current challenges and opportunities in the tourism sector as well as solid west management, aviation sector especially stricken situation of Nepal Airlines Corporation, the national flag carrier. In response, General Secretor briefed him on the latest developments for the same.
Nepal’s tourism industry will pull out all the stops to make tourists feel valued on Tuesday on the occasion of the 32nd World Tourism Day. The first three foreign visitors disembarking at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) will be treated to a grand welcome and presented gifts. Tourists will also get discounts at hotels and cultural shows as part of the World Tourism Day celebrations. “As culture is one of the major parts of tourism, this World Tourism Day aims to promote the values of cultural diversity through tourism which holds significance for the development of sustainable tourism in Nepal,” said Prachanda Man Shrestha, chief executive officer of the NTB. The Tourism Ministry, the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and more than 40 organizations associated with tourism have lined up various programmes to observe World Tourism Day. Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN), the Tara Gaon Development Board (TGDB) and the Nepal Read More
A joint meeting of the Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA), Nepal Tourist Service, Nepal Private Tourist Vehicle Association and Nepal Tourist Vehicle Association decided to increase the transport rate for the tourist vehicles. The new fare has been increased in view of the increase the in the cost of services and goods. The new fare is effective from September 1. The hard copy of the fare-book will be made available on complementary basis at NATTA Secretariat in Goma Ganesh, Naxal within a week or so.
Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) organized the most anticipated mega event “Annual NATTA Special Program-2011” welcoming World Tourism Day, National Festival Dashain, Tihar and Chhath with the slogan of the ongoing Nepal Tourism Year 2011, ‘Together For Tourism’ on Saturday September 24 at the Army Club, Sundhara Kathmandu.Singers Komal Oli, Shital Moktan, Subai Moktan, Avaya Subba and other artists along with famous bands presented their varities of performance in the program. Most of the tourism stakeholders, travel agents, tour operators, and members of the other tourism related associations including government and non governemnt dignitaries along with the media representatives were present in the porgram.
NATTA CEO Dr Hari Sarmah (left to right), Event Manager Binit Shrestha and NATTA President Arjun Prasad Sharma duing the 2nd NATTA Special Program at the Tribhuvan Army Officers' Club on Saturday, September 24, 2011.
he number of overland visitors from India has reached 520,522 in 2010, a jump of 74 percent from 2009. This was revealed by a survey conducted by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) entitled "Indian Visitors by Land 2010".The survey, the second in the series, shows that a total of 674,608 tourists entered Nepal over surface routes from India in 2010. Considering that Nepal Tourism Statistics 2010 shows 154,086 third-country tourists entering Nepal by land in 2010, the survey has concluded that 520,522 Indian tourists visited Nepal. The number of Indian overland tourists visiting Nepal in 2009 amounted to 298,821.The survey shows that the highest number of Indian tourists entered Nepal from the Belhiya point (Bhairahawa). Of the total arrivals, 50 percent entered the country through this check point.Other major entry points for Indian tourists, according to the survey, were Vittamod (Janakpur) with 17 percent, Birgunj with 13 percent, Kakkarbhitta with Read More
Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) has approved the membership request of the Aviation International Travel and Tours Pvt Ltd, Everest Miracle Travels and Tours and Shangri-la Tourism and Hotel Training Centre (P) Ltd. In one of the latest Board meetings at NATTA Secretariat, President Mr. Arjun Prasad Sharma awarded the certificate to the representatives of the concerning agencies. Other NATTA officials and executives were present in the meeting.
