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Pokhrelis organising rally in Capital, Kathmandu

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As per the campaign to pressurise the government to take a swift decision on the proposed Pokhara International Airport , Pokhrelis are organising a  rally in the Capital on Tuesday.

Pokhrelis, who reached the Capital this afternoon in large number of busses, vans, cars and motorcycles, will start the rally from Kalanki at about 2:30 pm. The  rally  is organised by the Airport Construction Stakeholders' Committee.

Chairman of Western Hoteliers Association Biplav Poudel said about 500 vehicles will take part in the  rally

 . The  rally will reach Singha Durbar through Maharajgunj, Tinkune, New Baneshwor, among other places.

Source:http://ekantipur.com

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Entrepreneurs geared up to construct trekking route

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Tourism entrepreneurs of Ghodepani in Myagdi districthave geared up for the maintenance of old trekking routes

 and construction of new ones in different parts of the villages, reports RSS.

Most of the trekking routes available in the village are damaged and some tourist areas have no trekking routes, said Dam Bahadur Pun, Chairman of the Hotel Entrepreneurs Association, Ghodepani.

“We have managed boulders for the maintenance of damaged trekking routes at a cost of Rs. 500,000″, he said, adding  the construction and maintenance task  will commence once the monsoon ends.

Unmanaged trekking routes are a hamper for tourists here.    According to the Association, at the initiative of the Ghodepani folks, around Rs. one million has been collected for the construction and maintenance purposes.

Trekking route opening to Ghodepani to Ulleri of Kaski, Ghandruk Deurali trekking route and Shikha, Pun Hill trekking route are waiting for maintenance. Similarly, task of fencing the Pun Hill with iron bars has initiated following smuggling of wildlife in and around the trekking route.

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Bad weather, rainfall disrupts flights

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The incessant rainfall that results to bad weather disrupts domestic flights across the country.

The monsoon downpour in different parts of the country on Monday disrupted the schedule of several domestic flights.

As said by Tribhuvan International Airport, flights to Lukla, Pokhara, Bharatpur, Biratnagar, , Simara, Tumlingtar, among others from Kathmandu have been disrupted.

Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai, who was leaving for Pokhara on Monday morning also waited for a while at TIA due to bad weather.

He left for Pokhara via Buddha Air.

As said by TIA, some flights have been delayed while others were cancelled due to the weather condition.

Flights were made viewing the weather condition, the TIA informed.

Meanwhile, the schedule of international flights have not been disrupted so far.

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Hotels‚ lodges in Mustang entry point displaced

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Hotels and lodges at the entry point to touristic district of Mustang have been displaced following the expansion of roadways.

Hotels and restaurants set up at Ghansa, Lete, Kowang and Marfa and at Dana and Tiplyang in Myagdi targeting trekkers have no way except for closing the business because of the access by motorable roads.

The number of trekkers visiting these hotels has decreased due to the direct road facility to Jomsom. These sites are considered as main route from Annapurna, Nilgiri, Tukuche peaks to Dhaulagiri Icefall.

Hoteliers here have started shifting their businesses to Pokhara, Kathmandu, Beni and Jomsom. After direct facility of motorbale road to Jomsom for the past five years, local hotels are in crisis, said tourism entrepreneur of Lete, Prem Tulachan.

The number of foreign tourists coming on trekking has drastically gone down after the facility of motorable road, he said. “I am really sad after my business with an initial investment of over Rs. 10 million is witnessing a low number of guests,” he said.

Similarly, proprietor of Kabin Hotel at Dana said that before the construction of motorble roads, around 15 to 30 guest used to come to his hotel in a day. But, these days, he receives hardly one to two guests in a day.

Of 70 hotels and lodges here, some 20 to 25 have been displaced, according to Chairperson of the local Tourism Entrepreneurs’ Committee Shanti Tulachan. Most of the hoteliers here have started swtiching to vegetable and livestock farming.- RSS

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Nepal promoted in China Int’l Festival

The China Hunan International Festival organised in Hunan, a major city of China, concluded on Thursday. The festival was organised with the objective of promoting Nepal-China relations at the people’s level.

Ten countries including Nepal participated in the festival which featured different tourism promotion and cultural programmes, said Kalyan Raj Sharma, a tourism entrepreneur who participated in the event.

Nepal mainly promoted the Visit Lumbini Year-2012 in the festival that ran September 12 through 20.

Source:nepalmountainnews.com

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Tourism industry to mark World Tourism Day with gusto

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The tourism industry will mark the 33rd World Tourism Day 2012 on September 27, with the theme ‘Tourism and Sustainable Energy: Powering Sustainable Development’.

During a press meet organised by Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), representatives from the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and tourism associations informed about the programmes that will be organised to highlight the role of tourism in the future.

“Tourism, one of the world’s largest economic sectors, has already taken important steps towards improving energy efficiency and is increasingly using renewable energy technologies for its operations,” said director at Nepal Tourism Board Aditya Baral, adding that improving energy efficiency and using renewable energy technologies has helped create more jobs in the country.

To mark the 33rd World Tourism Day, about 48 different associations from all over the country will organise a series of programmes.

The associations will hold various promotional programmes, which will include rallies, cultural shows, food festivals, street festivals, and fun fairs.

Major stakeholders from hotels, airlines, travel agencies, tour companies, and sports and service sectors will participate in an interaction programme to highlight issues related to the tourism industry.

Similarly, other major events are Kathmandu Open Triathlon Championships, inter-college quiz contest and essay competition, Kasthamandap Clean-up Campaign, motorcycle journey for tourism promotion in eastern Nepal, and welcoming the first group of tourists with a cultural procession from Belhiya and Gaddachauki entry points.

The Hotel Association Nepal, Nepal Association of Rafting Agents, Nepal Mountaineering Association, Thamel Tourism Development Committee, Restaurant and Bar Association of Nepal, Tour Guide Association of Nepal, Nepal Tourist Vehicle Association, Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents, and Journalists’ Association for Tourism Nepal are some of the associations which will organise various programmes to mark the 33rd World Tourism Day.

Meanwhile, Hotel Association Nepal (HAN), to mark the 33rd World Tourism Day 2012, has requested hotels to provide 25 per cent discount on food for tourists arriving on September 27. It has also asked hotels to display a banner with the slogan ‘Tourism and Sustainable Energy: Powering Sustainable Development’. It has also requested the hotels to award tourists with free accommodation for four nights, according to HAN.

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Minister discusses Nepali tourism in Japan

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Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Posta Bahadur Bogati held a bilateral meeting with Former Minister and the Member of House of Representative (Diet) of JapanToshihiro Nikai in Tokyo on Thursday.

Tourism Minister Posta Bahadur Bogati (file photo)

During the meeting, matters related to the bilateral relations, tourism promotion of Nepal in Japan and cooperation between Nepal and Japan were discussed, states a press release issued by Nepal Tourism Board (NTB).

Nikai is also President of Japan-Nepal Parliamentary Friendship Association.

Similarly, minister Bogati had a meeting with Masamichi Shodo Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan Buddhist Federation. During the meeting, Bogati appreciated the role of JBF in Lumbini Development and highlighted the Government of Nepal plan to develop Lumbini as a peace city.

During the meeting, minister Bogati also invited the JBF and its member to visit Nepal and in particular to Lumbini to participate the World Buddhist Conference to be held in January 2013.

The Japanese side has assured the Nepali delegation to support Lumbini as an important place.

During the meeting, Ambassador of Nepal to Japan Madan Kumar Bhattarai, Tapas Adhikari, Deputy Chief of Mission of Embassy of Nepal, Tokyo, Subhas Niroula, Officiating Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Tourism Board were present.

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Trekking before trekking

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ANGELIQUE VAN LEEUWEN

Choosing Dhunche as starting point for a trekking trip is perfect when going to Gosainkunda or Langtang Valley. Less optimal in monsoon time though. So it proved for 34-year-old French traveller Florent Avella, who went on a four-day journey, starting September 1, to digitally capture the famous Gosainkunda lakes. Learning about the religious significance in addition to the amazing natural setting, this was a must-destination for him, being a professional travel photographer. The journey was interesting, but he never got to see the lakes.

Gosainkunda Lake situated in Langtang area (file photo)

It seemed straightforward. He booked the short hiking trip with an office in Thamel. Clear instructions given for the bus to Dhunche, permit and accommodation arranged, and the guide would be waiting for him. The next morning, they would start to walk from there, fresh and full of energy. All handled in good order at a competitive price. It would only take a seven-hour bus trip to the starting point. Normally it does. However, the monsoon decided differently this year.

The bus ride turned into a full-size trekking adventure, matching the hike he supposed to start the day after. Hours into the journey the bus stopped and it soon became clear that everybody had to abandon it with all their belongings. A landslide made it impossible for the bus to continue. Sure, a landslide is a common occurrence during monsoon time, but this one was one of larger scale. Everybody had to walk for at least a few kilometres, wading through newly developed rivers and following narrow mud paths, to a point where the next bus was waiting for them. Part of travel adventure. However, it felt less adventurous when everybody had to get off bus number 2 and hike for another few kilometres, to get into waiting bus number 3, and everybody felt completely exhausted after another long journey by foot, meeting up with final bus number 4. This had turned into serious unplanned hiking before the planned hiking trip.

Did this damage happen overnight? Nobody in Thamel seemed to know about it, or failed to mention it. Clearly it was not important enough for the daily news. No people died during the landslides. Only road damage occurred, on a large scale. Even local people did not seem to be informed or they took it as the usual burden that coincides with monsoon season. Turning around is not an option. Two people on motorbikes did not even decide to return to where they came from, but chose to drag their bikes up the slippery and narrow paths kindly helped by locals, taking the same route as the bus passengers had to take, oblivious to any risks of personal injury or bike damage. Clearly getting there was more important, no matter what.

As for Avella, he cut his trip short, knowing that two days later he had to do this unplanned hike again on his return to Kathmandu. Thinking of the local people, let’s hope that they do not have to embark on this journey on a regular basis, as the landslides on the route Kathmandu-Dhunche are not likely to be cleared very soon. Nature has done too much damage here. Stay informed before visiting this region at this time, or you might also be trekking before trekking! -THT

 (The writer is a freelance writer / journalist from The Netherlands)

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High level delegates represent Nepal at JATA

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The Nepal Tourism Board along with three private sector participants participated in Asia`s biggest Travel Trade Show – JATA Tourism Forum & Travel Showcase held in Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan from 20th to 23rd September 2012. The program was held in coordination with Nepal Association of Tour operators (NATO). The Nepal delegation was led by Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Posta Bahadur Bogati.

Minister Bogati, Dr. Madan Kumar Bhattarai, Nepalese Ambassador to Japan and Officiating Chief Executive Officer Subash Nirola represented Nepal at the inauguration of JATA held on 21st September, according to a press release issued by NTB.

Minister Bogati along with Ministers and dignitaries from various nations declared open the event by breaking the barrel of `sake` as per the Japanese tradition.

The Nepal delegation visited the Nepal pavilion and other destination pavilions showcasing their tourism attractions and products. Minister Bogati commended NTB `s effort in promoting Nepal in Japan and interacted and encouraged other private sector participants from Nepal to put more marketing and promotion efforts in Japan being an important source market for Nepalese Tourism.

JATA 2012 saw more than 150 countries and territories and over 700 companies and organizations take part in the 4 day event. The program also included International Tourism Forum where issues relating to tourism were widely discussed.

A business to business (B2B) session was also held between the buyers and sellers from various destinations. During the three Fair days, visitors to the Nepal pavilion inquired about the various air connectivity from Japan to Nepal as well as about different trekking routes and accommodation facilities offered by Nepal. There was much query about the new airlines from Nepal, BB Airways, which is shortly going to introduce direct flights from Tokyo to Kathmandu. Lumbini was a special feature of the Nepal pavilion during the Show as Nepal is celebrating Visit Lumbini Year 2012.  A prominent Buddha statue placed at the center of Nepal pavilion, which generated considerable excitement among the Japanese consumers visiting Nepal stall.

The Malla Hotel, Liberty Holidays Inc. and Shangrila Tours (P) Ltd represented the Nepalese private sector at the event.

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TAAN launches new trekking programmes at Humla

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Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) is preparing to operate trekking at Humla.

TAAN had identified five new destinations — Taplejung, Gorkha, Solukhumbu, Dolpa and Humla. The association has already started trekking at Taplejung, Gorkha, Solukhumbu and Dolpa and now it is preparing to launch trekking programmes at Humla.

A beautiful view of a Humla village (file photo)

“We have been receiving a positive response to the new trekking trails, and we are sure we will get a good number of trekkers when we start operating the trail at Humla,” said chief executive officer of TAAN Ganga Ram Pant.

According to Pant, TAAN in coordination with SNV-Nepal, is developing new trekking trails to promote tourism. Among the total tourist arrivals in the country, about 35 per cent arrive for trekking. In 2011–2012, the trekking business earned a total foreign currency of $ 50 million.

To promote trekking and facilitate trekkers, TAAN and Nepal Tourism Board have already reduced the trekking charge by about 72 per cent for trekkers from SAARC nations. Earlier, trekkers from SAARC countries had to pay Rs 700, while the new trekking charge is Rs 200 per trekker.

Whereas, the Trekkers Information Management System (TIMS) card rate for trekkers from countries other than the SAARC region is still the same –– $ 10 for an individual TIMS card and $ 20 for groups.

To guarantee safety and security of trekkers, it will also operate TIMS software within a month.

The TIMS agreement, signed in 2010, was recently reviewed by both NTB and TAAN. According to the revised agreement, the joint fund of TIMS will only have representatives from NTB and TAAN. Earlier, the TIMS joint fund also included a representative from the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.

“There are various issues related to TIMS but currently we are focusing on the TIMS software,” he said. TIMS is a system developed by TAAN, and NTB is the authorised organisation for collecting taxes through it. However, the involvement of other players in distributing TIMS card and collecting taxes has created unnecessary problems.

The software was developed to ensure security of tourists and check illegal operations. It will make sure tourists at different trekking routes are safe. Under it, a trekker has to fill up a form with all the personal details and programmes throughout the stay, and the information will be recorded in the TIMS software.

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