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MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR OF NEPAL TO CHINA

On April 30, 2020, NATTA President Mr. Achyut Guragain and Senior VP Mr. Binay Basnet had the meeting with newly appointed Ambassador of Nepal to China, Hon'ble Mr. Mahendra Bahadur Pandey at Nepal Tourism Board. The meeting was held in the presence of CEO of NTB, Officials of NTB and some of the Chinese Tour …

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VIRTUAL UFTAA CONFERENCE WITH MEMBERS

In the initiation of UFTAA, NATTA had participated in an Interactive Session via Conference Call with UFTAA Delegations on 29th March 2020 speaking on the current issues especially in the matter of IATA. The participating members were from various continents; Europe; Middle East; Africa; South Asia & Asia which brought greater awareness on industry happenings …

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Emergency Meeting called by MoCTCA

CORONAVIRUS AFFECTS: Emergency Meeting called by MoCTCA As the outbreak of the Corona Virus (COVID-19) is having a major global impact in the Travel Trade and Tourism Industry the world over and in all of Nepal’s tourism industry. An emergency meeting had been called on this regard by the MoCTCA and NTB on 4th March …

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Awareness program on Corona Virus (COVID-19)

CORONAVIRUS AFFECTS: An Interaction and awareness program on Corona Virus (COVID-19) status in Nepal was organized on March 3, 2020, at Nepal Tourism Board, Lecture Hall. The interaction was organized for the private sector tourism industry of Nepal by the Department of Tourism in coordination with Nepal Tourism Board (NTB). The program was focused on …

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Govt taking precautionary measures amid fear of COVID-19

Govt taking precautionary measures amid fear of COVID-19 Amidst fear of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Nepal, the government is taking precautionary measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus from travellers. With the increasing reported cases in countries other than mainland China, the government has decided to stop issuing visa-on-arrival to the people from five …

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NATTA BUILDING RENOVATION

In February 2020, NATTA embarked on a project to renovate its Secretariat building situated in Gairidhara Road. NATTA, the most senior and pioneering representative organization of national tour operators and travel agents in Nepal, and has already entered in fifty three years old. Its current Secretariat building is age old and seeks at least a …

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BITM 2020 MAIN ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEETING

The first meeting of Buddhist International Travel Mart (BITM) 2020 Main Organizing Committee was held at Lecture Hall, Nepal Tourism Board on 1st March 2020 chaired by Secretary of MoCTCA and Chairperson of BITM, Mr. Kedar Bahadur Adhikari. The meeting had the presence of the represents from the Main organizing committee. Senior VP of NATTA …

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BENGAL TRAVEL MART 2020

A three-day-long event of 5th edition of Bengal Travel Mart (BTM) 2020 was held in Siliguri starting from February 22nd to 24th 2020 in Siliguri, West Bengal inaugurated by Mr. Gautam Deb Minister of Tourism Government of West Bengal. The business & technical sessions were brainstorming where a seminar on Responsible and Sustainable tourism was …

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TASKFORCE COMMITTEE FOR TOURISM PROMOTION

A taskforce Committee has been formed by Nepal Tourism Board in direction of Hon'ble Tourism Minister, MoCTCA. Task forces for various International Markets on India, Buddhist Countries, Middle East, UK, Europe & Russia, Australia & NewZealand, China, America. Each Task Force had a Committee comprising of Nepal Tourism Board Official, Visit Nepal Year Official and …

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NATTA FORMS COMMITTEES

Various necessary NATTA Committees have been formed to ease the solution of ever-increasing responsibilities of the associations: National & International Promotion Committee: Mr. Binay Basnet, Senior Vice President IRL & VAT Committee: Mr. Ramesh Thapa, Vice President APJC Committee: Mr. Sudhir Kumar Upadhyay, Secretary General Outbound Tour Committee: Ms. Jiswan Tuladhar Shrestha, Secretary Banking, Finance …

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International Buddhist Conference 2020

The main organizing committee of the International Buddhist Conference has started preparations for the event that is going to be held from May 5 to 7 on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti. The three-day event will take place in Lumbini, in which participants from 21 countries will come to attend the conference. A meeting of …