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After realizing the need for expanding hotel and tourism management related education for the overall development of hospitality sector, the government has decided to open Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM)’s branches outside Kathmandu valley and in all the seven provinces. Recently, NATHM college had been set up in Nepalgunj and Bardibas to …
The Kakarvitta Province of NATTA organized its 9th AGM at Birtamode, Hotel Hicola on 2nd October 2020. The AGM was followed by the election of the new executive committee. On the Election, Mr. Uday Shrestha has been unanimously elected as President of NATTA Kakarvitta Province, with the new Executive Committee Members; Senior Vice President Mr. …
Conceptualizing from the BIMSTEC, BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal) Tourism Forum Nepal has been formed for the tourism promotion. The Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal (BBIN) Initiative is a subregional architecture of countries in Eastern South Asia, a subregion of South Asia. The Forum will be having a meet through the official representation of member states to draw out the ideas …
NATTA celebrated the World Tourism Day -2020 this year with the major programs on the WTD-2020 theme Tourism and Rural Development. BLOOD DONATION NATTA 9th Blood Donation Program was organized at the premises of Goma Ganesh Temple at Naxal on 25th September, '16 from 10 am – 2 pm. Humanitarian gesture at the event was shown by the members of NATTA, and other …
This year Sichuan International Travel Expo (SCITE) Expo collaborated with the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) which took take place from September 23 – 27 virtually. NATTA had been regularly invited in the SCITE Expo for years. This year due to the situation of COVID, the program was organized virtually as a PATA Travel Mart. …
NATTA Delegation, President Mr. Achyut Guragain, Secretary General Mr. Sudhir Kumar Upadhyay and Treasurer Mr. Kumar Mani Thapaliya had an online meeting with Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, Mr. Maha Prasad Adhikari on 25th September 2020. The meeting emphasized on the rescheduling of loan repayments deadline, for businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic especially the …
Yeti Airlines on September 22 celebrated its 22nd Anniversary where various tourism promotion programs had been launched. On behalf of NATTA, President Mr. Achyut Guragain participated in the Anniversary Celebration. Mr. Guragain on the event advocated the tour package commission to be given to the travel agents as per the standards of International Travel & …
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has formed a task force aiming to revive the tourism industry. Under the coordination of Dr. Dhananjay Regmi, CEO of NTB, Tourism Revival Taskforce (TRTF) was formed on September 08 which includes representatives from tourism associations, government bodies and other stakeholders. The taskforce comprises presidents of six different tourism associations including …
Nepal Government has formed a high-level Buddhist Tourism Promotion Committee for exclusive promotion of Lumbini. Representatives from the Government including from Nepal Tourism Board, Lumbini Development Trust, and the private sectors from the tourism industry, are part of the committee. All the Committee members met online on September 8 2020, to discuss and share ideas …
There had been relentless communication between NATTA and IATA Officials since the begin of the COVID situation for the assistance of the IATA Agents. As no agents would willingly delay any of the payments or any other submission, the charges charged by IATA to the Nepalese agents had added financial burden. Therefore, regarding the late …
NATTA held a meeting with International Airlines operating in Nepal on 13th July 2020 at Marriott Hotel for the Refund request as it had been for a longer period. Most of the airlines responded to NATTA on their Waiver policy and also informed that their Refund process has already been processed. In the case of …
On 12th August 2020, pressurizing the government in the opening of flights, yet again NATTA and Domestic Airlines operating in Nepal had a meeting on reopening of domestic flights can be operated. The meeting had agreed to pressurize over again to the government in reopening Domestic Airlines from 17th September.
