At a press conference held on 29th November at NTB’s auditorium hall, members of the press and media were briefed about the climate themed Cabinet Meeting to be held in Gorakh Shep, Everest Base Camp on 4th December 2009. The meeting was well attended by members of the press & media, tourism officials, Everest summitteers [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2009’
Explore Himalaya in 3rd Himalayan International Travel Mart
The 3rd Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) Himalayan International Travel Mart 2009 is being held from 23-25 November 2009. The event will be held in Exhibition Hall, Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu, Nepal. Beside the official gatherings, B2B session and social functions will be the part of event. You can meet us at stall [...]
Pokhara Connecting with Indian Cities through Air
Nepal is planning to air connect Pokhara with Indian cities to attract more visitors. Plans are underway to start linking Lucknow with Pokhara from the first week of March. Buddha Air is planning the first international flight from Pokhara, the second most popular destination in the country after Kathmandu Valley. Under its upcoming ‘Nepal Tourism [...]
Unusual Rescue by Fishtail Air Helicopter
An usual rescue operation was performed by Fishtail Air’s Newly arrived AS 350 B3 Helicopter this morning in Mt. Langtang Lirung 7234m. Forty years old Slovenian climber, Tomaz Humar who had been missing in the mountain since 10th of November was air lifted by the helicopter through specially performed rope operation. Unfortunately the ill fated [...]
Kathmandu Lhasa Flights to Operate
Nepali and Chinese officials have agreed to operate Kathmandu-Lhasa-Kathmandu flights. Nepal Airlines Corporation will start the direct flight to Lhasa, while China Airlines will operate Canton-Lhasa-Kathmandu flights. The agreement was reached during the Third Joint Tourism Coordination Committee Meeting on November 9. The meeting also decided to promote a joint rafting industry by the private [...]
Nepal in 25 Best New Trips for 2010
Seems like travellers don’t seem to get enough of Nepal. After making it to Lonely Planet’s ‘Best in Travel 2010′ list, Nepal has once again been featured in National Geographic’s ‘Best New Trips for 2010′. The 25 trips listed includes wolf-tracking in Slovakia, rafting in Bhutan’s forbidden river , a trip to volcanic island of [...]
Summitteers’ Summit at Copenhagen
The “Summiteers’ Summit”, launched by the Government of Nepal, will take place on December 11th, coinciding with the 15th Conference of the United Nations Framework for Climate Change (COP-15), to be held in Denmark’s capital on Dec 7-18th. Dec 11th has also been appointed as ‘International Mountain Day’. Nepal is sending 19-times Everest summiteer Apa [...]
Invitation for WTM London 2009
We are pleased to inform you that Explore Himalaya Travel & Adventure is participating at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London from 9th to 12th November 2009, represented by our company’s President, Mr. Suman Pandey. We will be exhibiting our products at stand no. AS7420, along with ‘Asian Connections Alliance’. If you happen to [...]
Tourst Arrivals in October
Tourist Arrival Figures Soar The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) reveal that visitor arrivals in the month of October 2009, compared to the same month last year, have increased by 10.8% to 56,009. This is the fifth consecutive month Nepal has witnessed positive growth in the international tourist arrivals. The growth [...]