Situation Update in Nepal

Situation Update January 31, 2008Nepal is now prepared for the Election of Constituent Assembly on April 10, 2008. To make it more participatory, election campaigns are being held in the different parts of Nepal. In a meeting organised by seven-party alliance (SPA) on January 30, 2008 in Birgunj which is 276 kms east of Kathmandu, minor bombs(Improvised Explosive Device) went off outside the Narayani Stadium. The blast injured dozens of people and there is no report of human casualty in the incident....

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Dolpa - At A Glance !

Dolpa - At A Glance !The district lies completely on the trans-Himalayan region of Nepal and borders Mustang on the east, Myagdi, Rukum and Jajarkot in the south and Jumla and Mugu districts on the west, and the Tibet region of China on the north. The district spans an altitudinal range of over 5,000 meters...

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Nepal Captured Central Stage in TTF Chennai

Nepal Captured Central Stage in TTF ChennaiNepal's participation in TTF 2008, India's largest Travel and Tourism Fair, in Chennai, received very cheering response amongst Indian visitors. The Fair, held on 18-20 January 2008, registered more than 10000 general visitors and about 650 travel trade.Like TTF in Banglore, Nepal was projected as a partner country in Chennai too. With the participation of 8 Travel companies, Nepal was center of attraction in the Fair. Visitors had interestingly inquired the pilgrimage packages of Muktinath, Pashupatiunath,...

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Nepal's first time participation in Nordic Travel Fair MATKA 2008

Nepal's first time participation in Nordic Travel Fair MATKA 2008Nepal Tourism Board along with four Nepalese private travel companies namely Mountain Adventure Trekking, Snowland Travel and Tours, Makalu Adventure and Sahara Worldwide Travels and Tours actively participated for the first time in Nordic Travel Fair Matka 2008, the biggest travel event in Nordic and Baltic region, held from January 17 to 20, 2008 in Helsinki, Finland.Inaugurated by Dr. Paavo Vayrynen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Government of Finland, the fair had...

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Nepal also take participate in TTF (Travel Tourism Fare)

Nepal also take participate in TTF (Travel Tourism Fare) Chennai, Jan. 18 The Fairfest Media Limited today launched the 60th Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF)--'TTF Chennai 2008'-- in the city to provide 'single roof' opportunity to make travel plans across the globe. Talking to newspersons here, Fairfest Media Limited Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Agarwal said "the three-day event will also provide the people with options to gather information on various national and international destinations, cruise lines, hotels, resorts, adventure tourism,...

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Air Arabia sets up new hub in Nepal

Air Arabia sets up new hub in NepalAir Arabia, a major low-cost carrier (LCC), will establish a new hub in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.The new hub will provide the Sharjah-based LCC with a platform from which to serve markets stretching across South and Central Asia, the Far East, Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, it said.This announcement follows the signing of a joint venture agreement between Air Arabia and Yeti Airlines, the market leader...

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Sindhuli FestivalDate: 9-15 Jan, 08Venue: Sindhulimadi, SindhuliOrganizer: Sindhuli Chamber of Commerce & IndustryContact: 977-47-520609 Barun FestivalDate: 13-15 Jan, 08Venue: Hatiya, SankhuwasabhaOrganizer: District Development Committee, SankhuwasabhaContact: 977-29-560144 Industrial Exhibition & Tourism FestivalDate: 27 Dec 07-6 Jan 08Venue: ButwalOrganizer: Rupandehi Industry AssociationContact: 977-71-540046Website: www.rianepal.org.np Gorkha FestivalDate: 4-8 Jan, 08Venue: GorkhaOrganizer: Gorkha Chamber of Commerce & IndustryContact:...

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Tourists increased by 43.26% in Lumbini

Tourists increased by 43.26% in LumbiniLumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha, UNESCO World Heritage Site presently has been better exposed to the global people. The number of tourists has increased in Lumbini in the year 2007. The tourist arrival data of the Information Centre, Lumbini Development Trust shows that the tourists have been increased by 43.26 % in this year. The total number of tourists' was 49595 in 2006. It has increases to 71053...

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Orient Thai flies in Nepali sky

Orient Thai flies in Nepali skyOrient Thai Airlines, a Thai budget airline company, began thrice-a-week flights between Bangkok and Kathmandu from December 29, 2007, becoming the ninth airline to fly in Nepal's sky in the last 14 months. The flights are operated with 170-seater MD-82 aircraft. The number of airlines offering services to Nepal has doubled during this period, while several more added frequency.With peace returning...

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Experts urge integrated tourism promotion

Experts urge integrated tourism promotionTourism experts and entrepreneurs underscored the need of a well-planned and integrated promotional campaign to lure more tourists. They also stressed on the need of a triangular partnership among the concerned stakeholders including government, private sector and common people in order to make such a campaign successful and have tangible impact on socio-economic development endeavours, reports the Himalayan Times. Citing tourism as an ever changing and never-ending phenomenon,...

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Website of Send home a Friend launched

Website of Send home a Friend launchedMinister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Mr. Prithvi Subba Gurung formally launched the website and logo of "Send Home a Friend and Nepal for all Seasons " campaign: www.sendhomeafriend.com on December 31, 2007 at Nepal Tourism Board in a function organised to celebrate the 9th anniversary of Nepal Tourism Board. The campaign is being launched to cater the growing Nepali Diaspora scattered...

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Visitors Arrival in 2007 shows 27.1% growth

Visitors Arrival in 2007 shows 27.1% growthThe visitors to Nepal by air has been recorded 27.1% growth over 2006 with the arrival figure reaching 360,350 all time high since 2000 against 283,516 in 2006. In 2000, the number of visitors arriving Nepal by air was 376914. Since then, it has continued to plummet due to various socio -political reasons. One of the main reasons for inspiring growth in 2007 in tourist arrivals is the ongoing peace process and political stability in the county.Another reason is the good air connectivity with many...

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