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Lhotse Diamond Celebration Committee Meeting

The first meeting for the preparation of Makalu-Kanchanjunga Diamond Jubilee Celebration Organizing Committee was held on 24th August 2016. Nepal Government had nominated NATTA as a member in the committee headed by the Secretary of Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation Ministry. The committee member comprises of representatives from metropolitan cities, tourism associations, and …

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Study on Certification System

SAMARTH-NMDP in coordination with Siddhartha Inc. has conducted a study program on "Feasibility Assessment & Proposal Formulation of a Certification System for Tourism SMEs". A discussion was held to this effect at NATTA on 23rd August in the presence of Dr. Pranil Upadhyay (Tourism Mgmt.Advisor, SAMARTH), Mr. Anil Chitrakar (President, Siddhartha Inc.) including his team …

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NATTA Delegates meet Secretary, Urban Dev. Ministry

A four member NATTA delegation led by President Mr. MadhuSudan Acharya met Mr. Dipendra Nath Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development on 23rd August’16 at his office in Singhadurbar. NATTA delegates appraised Secretary Sharma of the longstanding demand of NATTA to have a permanent site in Kathmandu for the construction of Tourist Bus Terminal and …

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Meeting with CEO, NTB

A brief meeting was held with CEO, NTB Mr. Deepak Raj Joshi to reflect on NATTA’s two upcoming mega events viz., Golden Jubilee Celebration and 21st Convention on 9th December 2016. Mr. Joshi was enthusiastic towards the event and suggested to work on war footage for the promotion of destination. A proposal along with an …

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NATTA Executive Members Experience Cable Car Ride in Kathmandu

NATTA Executive Members led by President Mr. Madhusudan Acharya experienced a ride of cable car in the Kathmandu Valley on August 19, 2016 upon the invitation and hospitality by Mr. Chandra Dhakal, Chairman of Chandragiri Hills Pvt. Ltd. Stationed at the altitude of 1200 meters from sea level at the foot of Chandragiri hill in …

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Thematic Working Group on TNCH

MOCTCA led Thematic Working Group on tourism, Natural and Cultural Heritage (TNCH) with the representation from relevant multi stakeholders. Its initial meeting was held on 16th August 2016 at Conference Hall of MOCTCA. As per the decision of the GON to formulate the National Adaption Plan which has been initiated by Ministry of Population and …

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NATTA and SAMARTH Vow to Collaborate for Golden Jubilee Celebration

A meeting between NATTA Executive Committee and SAMARTH (represented by Mr. Sumit Baral and Mr. Pranil Upadhayay) was held on August 15, 2016 at NATTA Secretariat regarding mutual collaboration in the celebration of NATTA Golden Jubilee and XXI Convention scheduled for December 9, 2016. SAMARTH, a project funded by DFID, has been working in multiple …

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Tourism Entrepreneurship in Mountainous Parts of Nepal

Secy. Gen. Mr. Bhim Prasad Panta participated as representative from NATTA in a meeting organized by SAMARTH – Nepal Market Development Programme run with the support of UKAID to reflect on the “Identification and Formulation of a Proposed System for the Registration of Rural Tourism Enterprises”. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of the …

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Meeting with Chinese Delegates

President Mr. Madhu Sudan Acharya and Executive Member Mr. Varun Mehta had a meeting with Chinese Delegates on 10th August 2016. Meeting with Mr. Li Liang, Deputy Director of Jiangsu Economic & Information Technology Commission and his colleagues in Kathmandu mainly centered round joint promotion of tourism in China and Nepal. Since China is a …

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Delegates from TAT visit NATTA

Two delegates from Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Delhi Mr. Isra Stapanaseth (Director) & Mr. Deepak Arora (Information Officer) visited NATTA Secretariat on 9th August 2016 and had discussions on the mutual promotion of Thai / Nepalese in Asian countries. CEO Prof. Dr. Hari Sarmah met the delegates and discussed in the promotion of Thailand …

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Demo on .tickets at NATTA

Mr. Ajit Kohli, representative from world.tickets visited NATTA Secretariat on 8th August 2016 to present their product called ‘.tickets’. This company has the rights to the .tickets top level domain where customers can buy tickets and sellers can put up for sale online globally for entertainment, sport, travel and destinations of choice. Present at Mr. …