| TAAN concerned on Upper Mustang, Dolpo issues |
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| A delegation of Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) met with Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Sharat Singh Bhandari and expressed concerned over the decision of the people of Upper Mustang to bar trekkers from entering the area from October 1.
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| Interaction on new tourism products |
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| Nepal Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) on 18 August organized an interaction on new and potential tourism products in the country. On the interaction, Dr Siddhartha Bajra Bajrachara, executive officer of NTNC, made a PowerPoint presentation on tourism potentials in the newly declared Gaurishankar Conservation Area in the Rolwaling Region. "Since the area is a newly developed conservation area, it holds tremendous possibility for tourism development. Apart from breathtaking views of mountain peaks in the Rolwaling range, the reason is famous for glacial lakes like Tso Rolpa and can be developed as corridor for wild species in Sagarmatha National Park," Bajracharya said in his presentation. Gaurishankar Conservation Area covers 2,179 sq km and 22 village development committees in Dolakha, Sindhupalchowk and Solukhumbu districts. |
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| Bhaktapur Municipality to hike entry fee to Durbar Square |
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| Bhaktapur Municipality has decided to increase entry fee for foreign tourists visiting the country from the very first day of Nepal Tourism Year 2011. |
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| Food Fiesta at NATHM on Aug 28 |
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| Students of Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM) are organizing ‘Arambha Food Fiesta 2010’ at NATHM premises on 28 August. |
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| Buddha Air launching Paro flights from August 23 |
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| Buddha Air, one of the leading domestic airlines in the country, is expanding its wings to international skies with its maiden international flight to Paro in Bhutan from August 23. The airline will initially operate four flights a week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday using an 18-seater Beech 1900D aircraft. |
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| Oman Air to fly to Kathmandu |
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| Oman Air has announced that it will start direct flights between Muscat and Kathmandu from September 2. |
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| Dragon Air doubles flight to Nepal |
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| Hong Kong based Dragon Air announced on August 1 that it would add three more flights in its Hong Kong-Kathmandu route, making its flights on the route to six a week from September 1. |
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| Arrivals up 26 percent in July |
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| Tourist arrivals to the country via air in the month of July increased by 26.1 percent to 29,338 as compared to the arrival figure recorded in the same period last year. |
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| Govt mulls free-visa regime in 2011 |
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| In a bid to bring in more visitors during Nepal Tourism Year 2011 campaign, Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has proposed the government to waive visa free for foreign visitors at least during the campaign period. |
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| Tourism Crisis Cell established |
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| Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Himalayan Rescue Association on July 21 signed an agreement to establish Tourism Crisis Cell (TCC) to coordinate rescue of tourists in case of emergencies and address other tourism related problems. |
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| Two new four-star hotels in town |
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| Implementing Expert Group (IEG) – the investment group of businessmen involved in international trade – is preparing for the launch of its two new four-star hotels on the eve of Nepal Tourism Year 2011. |
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| CAAN cancels AOC of four airlines |
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| Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has cancelled Air Operation Certiciate (AOC) of four airlines – Air Nepal, Alpine Air, Muktinath Airlines and Gorkha Air. |
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| TURGAN proposes hike in guides fee |
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| Tourist Guide Association of Nepal (TURGAN) – the association of certified tour guides in the country -- has proposed to raise freelance tourist guide service charge by 60-70 percent from October 01. |
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| TAAN forms foreign department |
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| The executive committee of Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) has formed its foreign department under the leadership of executive member Kul Bahadur Gurung of Alliance Treks & Expedition. |
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| Nepali women eye seven summits |
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| Everest Women Seven Summits Eco-Action, a nine member team of women, is scheduled to begin the first international leg of a mission to climb seven of the highest peaks of seven continents from July, 2010. |
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