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NEWS AND ARTICLES |
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| Sales mission to Australia organised |
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Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) organized Nepal Sales Mission to Australian cities of Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney from June 30 to July 4.
NTB promoted culture, history, wildlife and golfing in Australia. Apart from Mt. Everest and Himalayas, NTB also promoted Nepal as the birth place of Lord Buddha and home to legendary Gorkha soldiers.
'Australian travellers are seeking new experiences and new destinations when they travel One of their key requirements is that the destination is real and the travel experience authentic. The main segments of outbound travellers from Australia are Backpacker/Youth and “Baby Boomers. Travel and enjoyment of life is a key motivation for this sector. To attract these segments the sales mission was an endeavour to explain the Australian agents just what Nepal has to offer their clients,' reads a press statement issued by NTB.
The sales mission attracted more than 250 tour operators and media representatives in the three cities. NTB also awarded 8-day Nepal trip to winners of lucky draw that it conducted on each of the three cities.
NTB has identified Australia as a country having potential of market expansion. Around 10,000 Australian visitors visit Nepal every year. The number of Australian visitors to Nepal increased by 42% in 2007.-TAAN
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| Tourism master plan for far-western region |
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With the objective of promoting tourism in Khaptad and other surrounding areas, Khaptad Area Tourism Development Committee (KATDC) is preparing a master plan after identifying major tourist destinations in the Far-Western Region.
Experts Rabijang Pandey, Sharad Regmi Umesh Mandal are interacting with local stakeholders in different district headquarters of the region to collect inputs for the master plan. The team has already conducted interactions in six different districts of Far-Western Region.
Triveni of Khaptad, Khaptad Daha, Nagdhunga, Badimalika of Bajura, Surma Sarobar of Bajhang, Ugratara of Dadeldhura and Tripura River of Baitadi have already been identified as potential tourism destination in the far-western region.
'We will make master plan considering the tourism attractions and facilities for the visitors. It may take more than year and we will again discuss it and finalise it,' said Rabijang Pandey, chief of the team.-TAAN |
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| Tourist arrival up in Bouddhanath |
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Tourist arrival in Bouddhanath Stupa has increased in the first six months of 2008 by 6.52% as compared to the arrival figure of same period last year.
According to the Bouddhanath Area Development Committee (BADC), a total of 61,232 foreign visitors visited Bouddhanath Stupa up to June this year. Only 54,168 foreign visitors had visited Bouddhanath in the same period last year.
Dilip Kumar Lama, president of BADC, said that the number of visitors from the non-SAARC countries was recording a remarkable growth rate. By the month of June, the number of visitors from non-SAARC countries has increased by 20.6 percent against the same months last year. 'The visitors from Korea, Japan and Thailand come to visit Baudhanath area in a large scale,' Lama says.
With the increase in tourist arrival, the revenue generated from the tourist arrival has also increased. According to Lama, BADC collected around Rs. 4.3 million in the first six months of 2008 which is an increment of 18.33 percent as compared to the same period last year.
Bouddhnath is one of the biggest stupa in Nepal and it has been identified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.-TAAN |
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