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PARTICIPATION IN FAM TRIP

Nepal Association of Tour & Travel Agents (NATTA) and Nepal Tourism Board along with ten private sector delegates attended the Bangladesh- Nepal Tourism Exchange and B2B organized and hosted by the Bangladesh Tourism Board to revive tourism and encourage arrivals between both countries. The two day event was officially launched on March 2, 2022, at …

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Tara Air Begins Kathmandu-Ilam Flights

Tara Air has started operating regular flights to Ilam’s Phalgunanda Sukilumba Airport. Starting Wednesday, Tara Air will use a Twin Otter plane to operate two flights a week to the airport. It would take 55 to 58 minutes to fly to Ilam from Kathmandu. The Twin Otter plane can be used for the flight could …

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NATTA APPOINTS NEW CEO

NATTA Executive Committee appointed Mr. Uttam Prasad Devkota as the new Chief Executive Officer of NATTA from 13th February 2022. A committee had been formed for the appointment of the new CEO under the Chairmanship of Secretary General Mr. Sudhir Kumar Upadhyay with the committee members; Mrs. Jiswan Tuladhar Shrestha, Secretary, Mr. Kumar Mani Thapaliya, Treasurer, and Executive Members Mrs. …

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Promoting Badimalika

Under the sponsorship of the Nepal Tourism Board, a helicopter tour will be organized to promote the Badimalika region of Nepal’s far-west region. According to the press conference held on Friday at NTB by the Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA), the tour will be organized in the first phase for 10 days …

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Airport Transit Visa Required

As received the information from French Embassy, France has decided to temporarily require the Nepali nationals holding an ordinary passport to possess an airport transit visa for transits carried out on the European territory of France starting from January 13.

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Tourism Interaction Session by Nepal Tourism Board

The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) on January 9 held discussions with organizations and individuals concerned with the tourism sector due to the rise of the new variant Omicron of COVID-19. In the program, private sector organizations and tourism entrepreneurs have suggested making tourism viable by following the health standards. They also urged the government to …

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Nepal Sales Mission in Sri Lanka

NATTA projected to organize a tourism Sales Mission in Colombo, Sri Lanka promoting with a special focus on pilgrimage and leisure tourism from 15-18 November 2021. A group of nineteen Nepalese tourism stakeholders was led by NATTA comprising tour operators, trekking agencies and hoteliers to participate in the Sales Mission. The main event was held …

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Tourism Secretary Welcomed at NATTA

Newly appointed Secretary of Tourism, MoCTCA Mr. Maheshwor Neupane visited at NATTA Secretariat on 16 December 2021. At the meeting, Mr. Neupane was welcomed by the Executive Board of NATTA and had a short goodwill discourse regarding the recommendations on tourism. During the meeting, there had been discussions on the upcoming Tourism Act, Tourist Bus …

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ABTO celebrated its 4th International Convention in Bodh Gaya

Association of Buddhist Tour Operators (ABTO) celebrated its 4th International Convention on December 10-12, 2021, in Bodh Gaya with a three-day conference on the Theme ‘2,566 Years of Buddhism: Its Relevance Today. Representatives from Nepal Tourism Board, NATTA, TAAN and HAN participated in the event. While addressing the event, the delegation from Nepal participating in …

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Meeting with Newly Appointed Chairman of RA

A Joint Meeting with the Executive Board of NATTA and Nepal Airlines Executive Committee was held at Nepal Airlines Office. On the occasion, NATTA also congratulated the newly appointed Executive Chairman of Nepal Airlines Mr. Ubaraj Adhikari. The meeting was a get-together for mutual relation-building and idea-sharing. President of NATTA, Mr. Achyut Guragain, on the …

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Welcoming Dhaka Delegates

NATTA welcomed the Delegation of Bangladesh at Secretariat on December 09, 2021. NATTA Executives and the Delegation also had discussions on further tourism potentials between both friendly countries. And discussed to be associated with the several tourism events that would be supportive in the promotion of both countries. The delegation had visited Nepal on a …

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Nepal Sales Mission in Dhaka

NATTA in coordination with Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) led a group of twenty one Nepalese tourism stakeholders comprising of tour operators, trekking agencies and hoteliers to participate in the Sales Mission Program in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The B2B exchange programme and Nepal Evening Program was organized on 23rd November at Hotel Sarina, Dhaka. During the B2B …