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Air India Official at NATTA

On 13th September, the Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) had a close meeting with the newly appointed Country Manager of Air India Ms. Priti Sawant at NATTA Secretariat. The meeting was held to discuss the refund case which hadn’t been solved in the case of Air India. Yet the settlement is still …

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Operation of Pokhara-Simara Flight

Buddha Air opened direct flights for three days (Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday) a week starting from September 1, 2021. The direct airfares from Pokhara to Simara are expected to increase the activity at religious and tourism sites in and around Simara and Birgunj, helping businesses as Simara is close to the Birgunj-Simara industrial corridor. Previously, …

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INTERACTION ON TOURISM AT NEPALGUNJ

An interactive discussion was held for the possible steps to be taken in the development and expansion of the tourism sector at the pandemic situation at the Nepalgunj region. Organized by Banke National Park on 28th August 2021 in collaboration with Banke Tourism Forum, NATTA Banke Chapter and other associates, it had the participation of …

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RENEWAL FOR TOURISM LICENSE

As per the latest update from Valley Tourism Office, Hattiban Lalitpur tourism companies who have failed to renew their tourism license due to pandemic situations can now renew their license within the end of Falgun 2078. Together with tourism associations, NATTA had submitted a letter to the Chief Minister and Minister of Industry, Tourism, Forest …

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TOURISM ORGANIZATIONS URGES HEALTH MINISTER

Leading organizations in the tourism sector have demanded the government to provide vaccination against COVID-19. Tourism Associations, including the Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA), Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN),), Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN), Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) met Minister of State for Health and Population Mr. Umesh Shrestha in his …

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SUPPORTING LIVELIHOOD THROUGH PROJECT

The tourism sector had supported more than 1 million jobs directly and indirectly, and the numbers would have been increased, had not been the COVID pandemic situation, as currently, many hotels, resorts, airlines and travel and trekking companies have been forced to shut down. Several workers in this sector work based on You earn, you …

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HIKING TO TARKESHWAR

NATTA organized a Hiking Program in and around Tarkeshwar with the presence of NATTA Executives and tourism associates from tourism associations on Saturday, 14th August 2021. In the program organized in coordination with Tarkeshwar Municipality, CEO of Nepal Tourism Board Dr. Dhananjay Regmi had been invited as Chief Guest. Also, the Chief Officer of Valley …

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MONETARY POLICY RELEASED

Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank Mr. Maha Prasad Adhikari unveiled the Monetary Policy for fiscal 2021-22 on 13th August with its primary focus on revival of the COVID affected enterprises. The Monetary Policy has given continuity to the refinancing policies put in place last fiscal to help reduce the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic on …

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TOURISM ENTREPRENEURS DEMAND VACCINES AGAINST COVID-19

Different umbrella organizations related to tourism have demanded vaccines against coronavirus to entrepreneurs, employees and staff deputed in the frontline at tourism destinations within 30 days. Issuing a joint press release on 10th August, the tourism-related organizations urged the government to open all tourism sectors by taking initiative for creating a trustworthy environment in the …

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TOURISM COMMITTEE OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Nepal Chamber of Commerce has expanded the Tourism Promotion and Culture Committee of the organization. Mr. Deepak Raj Joshi, Mr. Hikmat Singh Ayer, Mr. Binay Basnet, Mr. Yuvraj Shrestha, Mr. Khum Bahadur Subedi, Mr. Janakraj Kalakheti, Mr. Bikram Pandey, Mr. Hari Prasad Dharel and Mr. Dev Chandra Lal Karna have been nominated under the chairmanship …

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ONE VOICE FOR TOURISM: TOURISM ASSOCIATIONS

A delegation of Presidents of Tourism Associations called on Hon'ble Prime Minister, Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba at his office at Singha Durbar. The joint memorandum themed ‘One Voice for Tourism' consisting of industry's ‘immediate actions' to ‘mid-term issues and long-term plans' was handed over to the Hon'ble Prime Minister further clarifying him of the real …