According to the Tourist Arrival data issued by the Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), NTY 2011 has had a flying start. Figures show that visitor arrivals in the month of January 2011 have increased by 26.2% to 32914, as compared to the same month last year.All regions have shown positive growth in the first [...]
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Drive to make Bhaktapur tourist friendly
Tourists visiting Bhaktapur Durbar Square will get to browse the intenet for free. This faclity comes courtesy Bhaktapur Municipality as part of a drive to welcome tourists to Bhaktapur during NTY 2011. The municipal corporation has also deployed employees to offer information to any tourist seeking information about Bhaktapur’s rich cultural heritage.
Nepal to issue Visa Fee waiver for Chinese Tourists
As Nepal has been receiving a good number of visitors from China and India, the country is planning to waive off visa fees for Chinese tourists for the year 2011. The government hopes this will help them achieve NTY 2011′s target of bringing in 1 million tourists to Nepal. At the 18th National Convention of [...]
Additional Flights to Bring in More Tourists
Nepal Tourism Year 2011 has been launched with the target of bringing in 1 million tourists to Nepal. Of the 1 million visitors, Nepal Government is expecting 700,000 visitors to arrive via air. To make this possible, the Ministry of Tourism & Civil Aviation(MoTCA) has decided to permit international airlines flying to and from Kathmandu [...]
Nepal Tourism Year 2011: Inaugural Ceremony
Nepal Tourism Year 2011 was formally inaugurated by President of Nepal, Dr. Ram Baran Yadav at Dasharath Rangashala in Kathmandu on 14th January 2011. A colorful and spectacular show was put up by schoolchildren, armed forces personnel, pilots and paragliders and members of various cultural organizations. Posted below are images from the inaugural ceremony: Photos: [...]
Himalayan Paramotor Yatra 2011
Himalayan Paramotor Yatra 2011 organized by Avia Club Nepal kicked off today in Kathmandu. The first-ever international air show in Nepal, participants of Himalayan Paramotor Yatra 2011 will be flying from Dasharath Rangashala and Tundikhel in Kathmandu on 14 January, during with the formal the launch of NTY 2011, to Hetauda, Bharatpur, Butwal, Lumbini, Tansen [...]
NTY 2011 – Formal Launch on January 14th, 2011
Kathmandu is gearing up for the inauguration of Nepal Tourism Year 2011 at Dasharath Rangashala on January 14th, 2011. President Dr Ram Baran Yadav will be flagging off the event. The star studded event will have among its attendees, the Prime Minister of Nepal Madhav Kumar Nepal, Secretary General of UN World Tourism Organization and [...]
NTY torch to be taken to Ama Dablam
Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has decided to take the torch of Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 campaign to the summit of Mt. Ama Dablam. NMA President Zimba Zangbu Sherpa said that a 10 member Nepal Tourism Year 2011 Torch Expediton will take the torch to the summit of Ama Dablam on January 14, coinciding with [...]
NTY 2011 Launched in Paris
The French capital Paris finally saw the launch of Nepal’s tourism campaign Nepal Tourism Year 2011. On 15th November 2010, at a glittering function organized by Nepal Embassy, Paris and Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), the campaign was launched and also the first French climbers (male & female) to ascent Mt. Everest, Pierre Mazeaud and Dr. [...]
Guinness World Record Holder Deepak Bajgain is NTY 2011′s “Goodwill Ambassador”
Deepak Sharma Bajgain,a Guinness world record holder in no less than five different categories has been appointed Nepal Tourism Year 2011′s Goodwill Ambassador. At a function held in the capital on Sunday (31st October), Mr. Subash Niraula, Director of NTB appointed Bajgain as the Goodwill Ambassador for the NTY-2011.