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Adventure and Events Nepal is organizing 'Open Wall Climbing Competition' in Pasang Lhamu Sports Climbing Center in Dhumbarahi, Kathmandu. Open Wall Climbing Competition is a new potential event that could have devastating changes on tourism industry which will be occurring on 4th May 2019. Adventure lover, Students and non-students are welcome. This competition is only for beginner, so sorry for professional climber. Climbing Equipment such as Rope, Harness, Helmet, Belay Devices, Carabiners and Shoes will be by the venue included registration fee. Chief Guest will be Mr. Karna Bdr. Ghale, President of Trekking Guide Association of Nepal. Age: 15-30 Time: 09:00 A.M  Ticket: NPR 1000  Price Includes: Lunch and Certificates. Venue: Pasang Lhamu Sports Climbing center Dhumbarahi.  If you want to participate, you can call at 9847557794. For Bookings: You can Deposit Rs 1000 through Esewa Number: 9847557794, After Deposit you are suppossed to text your (Na...

Sudip Khatri, a growing tourism entrepreneur from Dudhkunda, Solukhumbu. Sudip Kc was born in a business family involved in tourism sector of Nepal. Besides business, Khatri's family members also worked in other jobs that brought additional income to the household. Discipline and hard work were part of the family culture. As business was in their family's tradition. Sudip worked for the Himalayan High Spirits Adventures, one of the famous travel agency in Kathmandu for adventure sports, tour and travel since 1999. He learnt lots of the business lessons in his academic years which was useful in starting his own business ventures in future. Sudip Khatri is 24 years old young freelancer and trekking guide who have established himself as a young entrepreneur in tourism sector. Where, tourism of Nepal is facing lots of problem like lack of infrastructure, political insurgencies,etc Sudip believe in high potential market of tourism products of Nepal. After joining BTTM (Bachelor...

Tourism Events and Research Center is organizing a tourism event which has a prime motive to promote the tourism in Nepal and in entire world. Tourism Events and Research Center (TERC) has been organizing these kinds of tourism events since its establishment. So, it is established as a unique organization that manages and hosts meetings, conventions, events, exhibitions etc. and other different programs that explores and promotes the natural diversities of the country along with its preservation. We have always intended to thrive the tourism business via different dimensions with our continuous effort and research in this sector with the ultimate vision of changing the trend of tourism prospects in Nepal. We have already organized various tourism events such as NepaliPLUS VIP Event access to Tourists and Expats living in Nepal. You can see the archive event in the following link https://tourismeventsnepal.com/category/events/past-events/ EVENT DETAILS Name of Event: Open You...

Tourism Events and Research Center has started a Travel Photo Contest 2018 from September 03, 2018 and end date of the event is November 05 2018. This contest is based on the interest of the participants and followed their travel photos snapped in their travelling in Nepal. Though, participants does not need to pay for the registration and no need to give plenty of time to engage in the event, some rules and terms of the event has been specified for participant by Tourism Events and Research Center as follows: Photo should be scenery and color Photo Should be full or half size Photo should be digital and JPG format Quality mobile photo will be accepted To participate & get more information, visit official Page of Tourism Events & Research Center (Click on the icon above to Visit) The main objective of organizing the contest is to promote tourism in Nepal by attracting public toward tourism through contest. The contest has very attractive magnetic prizes for t...

The new Airbus A330-200 acquired by Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has landed at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), today. In April last year, NAC had signed a purchase agreement with the United States-based AAR Corporation to buy two Airbus 330-200 series wide-body aircraft worth $209.6 million. Nepal is expected to receive the second Airbus by August. AAR Corporation is providing the aircraft to NAC in partnership with German Capital and Hi-Fly Airlines. The addition of 274-seater wide-body aircraft into the fleet of Nepal Airlines is expected to be a milestone in the country’s tourism industry as it will help Nepal Airlines — the national flag carrier — to expand its international flight destinations. NAC plans to start the first commercial flight with the new Airbus A330-200 aircraft to Dubai on August 1 and gradually to other popular destinations. Currently, NAC is conducting international flights through two narrow-body Airbus aircraft and one Boeing 757 to nine...

Travel Mart (HTM) 2018 concluded in Kathmandu on Sunday. The three-day travel mart saw participation of 52 buyers from 26 different countries and 52 sellers from Nepal, India, Bhutan, South Korea, Indonesia, Turkey and UAE, according to the organizers. One of the objectives of the event was building a sustainable road to five million visitors by 2030. Several speakers from different countries deliberated on the issue. Likewise, around 43 bloggers from 18 different countries participated in the event. All of them have provided an overall view of problems and solution for tourist destinations across the world. During the event, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Rabindra Adhikari, stressed on need for fostering cooperation between the government and the private sector for achieving economic prosperity through tourism. The organizers have claimed that HTM 2018 has succeeded in establishing Nepal as a destination for MICE tourism in the South Asia region. The eve...

He was an English man who lived in 19th century and is regarded as the father of tourism. Just over a hundred and fifty years ago, he started revolution in Travel and Tourism which is still ongoing today. He came up with the idea of making holiday available, affordable and fashionable to ordinary not just the rich. Thomas cook brought us the package holiday, travelers cheques, the hotel coupons and holiday brochure. It was the time of industrial revolution when people had moved from village to cities. There was developing a railway network and new roads which makes people comfort to travel. Public holidays were established by government and suddenly people had more time, money, knowledge and curiosity to travel. People could now link destination with accommodation, transportation and recreation in an integrated way. The holiday package was born. Thomas cook was true opportunist. The new holiday market was about to become his oyster and make his fortune. It all began in 1841 w...

Tourism in Nepal started after the first successful ascent of Mount Everest on 29th May 1953 by Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary. Before 1951 Nepal was closed for foreigners because of autocratic rule of Rana regime. After democracy came in 1955, foreigners were welcomed by Nepal Government by providing them tourist visa. Before, the visas were provided from India by East India Company under the supervision of British Government. THE FIRST EVEREST CLIMBERS SIR EDMUND HILLARY AND TENZING NORGAY SHERPA IN 1953 (PIC CREDIT: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY) After the successful ascent of the highest peak in the world, Nepal started to be a new destination for foreigners. In 1956, under the supervision of French George Lebrec, National Planning Council on Tourism was set up and started to promote tourism. The same year National Tourist Development Board also came into existence. In 1958 Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation, presently known as Nepal Airlines Corporation started its operation as...

Nepal’s hospitality industry has taken initiative to promote gastronomy tourism in Nepal. The Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN), a grouping of hoteliers, has launched the campaign named Campaign to Globalize Nepalese Cuisines under which the HAN plans to internationalize 25 Nepali food items. The food items include: Kwanti, Sisne jhol, Phando, Jwano ko jhol, Pancha Kwa, Chukur khanda, Karesabari, Chukauni, Timure Aalu, Fulaura, Sekuwa, Sandheko, Tareko, Usineko, Pakku, Chhoyola, Mo:mo, Chatamari, WO, Jogi Bhat, Daal Bhat, Dhindi,Himali, Yomari, Sikarni and Dahiphal, according to HAN. “These items have been selected from around 200 items collected from different communities of the country,” Binayak Shah, secretary general of HAN, said on Wednesday. “The recipes for these items can be available across the globe.” It is the first ever effort from Nepal’s hospitality industry to attract tourists by promoting Nepal’s food items. “There are number of tourists who make trips around the world...

Two Nepali Sherpas broke their own world records for the most Everest summits by a man and a woman on Wednesday (May 16), reaching the world’s highest peak for a 22nd and ninth time respectively. Kami Rita Sherpa, a professional guide, and Lhakpa Sherpa, who works in a supermarket in Connecticut, reached the summit from opposite sides of the 8,848m (29,030 feet) mountain. Kami Rita, 48, was one of six sherpas who took seven clients to the summit from the Nepali side, Mingma Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks, who organised the expedition, told AFP. A guide for more than two decades, he broke the previous record of 21 summits that he shared with two other Sherpas. Kami Rita first reached the top of Everest in 1994 when working for a commercial expedition. “I did not start climbing to set a world record,” he told AFP last month before setting out for the mountain. “It wasn’t for any competition.” Lhakpa Sherpa, 44, reached the peak for a ninth time via the northern, Tibetan route, her ...

A lot of Europeans, Americans and Other foreigners visit Nepal. There's a lot to see, but unfortunately there's no one to show. Despite the amazing landscapes and spellbound mountains, this country has no tourist promotion ads or videos. Not even a single official video I saw. People get easily attracted to videos and photographs. Nepal must focus on Advertising aspects. This country has everything which no country can ever have, Nepal is blessed with abundance in nature. Nepal has huge possibilities in the tourism sector. The Himalaya nation is famous for its natural beauty: the world’s highest peaks, national parks rich in flora and fauna, snow-fed rivers, exceptional trekking routes, wonderful lakes and welcoming people. Nepal is rich in its cultural and religious diversity as well. Possessing eight of the 10 highest mountains in the world, Nepal is a tremendously attractive location for mountaineers, rock climbers and adventure seekers. Apart from being an attractive de...

Tourism is very significant source of economic outcomes and employment. However, tourism is a very complex industry involving numerous stakeholders (sometimes with opposite interests) and requiring significant amount of resources. As such, tourism can have very opposite effects according to the way activities are managed. Managed well, tourism can play a positive role in the socio,  cultural, economical, environmental and political development of the destination and as such represents a significant development opportunity for many countries and communities. Here are the main positive & negative impacts of tourism bellow:- Positive impacts of tourism: Jobs for local people Income for the local economy Helps preserve rural services like buses, village shops and post offices Increased demand for local food and crafts Tourists mainly come to see the scenery and wildlife, so there is pressure to conserve habitats and wildlife Negative impacts of tourism: Damage to the...

Rara Lake is the largest lake of Nepal,  so beautiful, like a paradise , situated in Mugu district in the Karnali Zone in the far western region of Nepal, near Shreenagar (district-headquarter of Mugu and formally known as Gam Ghadi) and Talcha airstrip. It takes around 3 to 4 days of walking/trekking to reach Rara from Jumla.  From the Chuchemara Hill at 4,087 m you can have the magnificent views of the deep blue clear lake and the forested hillsides as well as the snow capped peaks around it. The surface of Rara Lake is around 8 square kilometer and the perimeter 9 kilometer. The length of the lake is 5 kilometers and it is 2 kilometers wide, the altitude around 3060 meter and the max. depth is 167 meter.  The area around Rara is so beautiful, like a paradise. You can taste the local food with hospitality which will add more memory to your visit.  Rara is an unique spot in Nepal. The lake is situated in the Rara National Park and because of its remote location a...

In a bid to promote Nepali signature heritage cuisine in global market, Nepal launched cook book and videos under the campaign “Globalizing Nepal Heritage Cuisine” on Monday. Amid a special program including cuisine display and tasting in Kathmandu, Nepali Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari launched the book and videos that feature Nepali food recipe including information on all ingredients and cooking methods. The move is a joint initiation of Nepal Tourism Board, Hotel Association Nepal, Chefs Association of Nepal and Restaurant and Bar Association of Nepal. With the help of the booklet and videos, Nepal also aims to position itself in the international market as a global food and gastronomy destination. “We need to promote Nepali food within the country first so that the foreign tourists visiting Nepal will taste it and later promote in their respective countries. It’s all about mixing food and tourism together,” Rabindra Adhikari said in the eve...

Nepal eyes 1.5 million tourists in 2020 with one third of them coming from China and India, Nepal’s Tourism Ministry has said. The country is set to organize the year 2020 as Visit Nepal Year. It will be the third national level initiative to promote Nepal’s tourism sector since the country first celebrated Visit Nepal Year in 1998 followed by the Nepal Tourism Year in 2011. In 2017, Nepal welcomed 940,218 foreign tourists. It expects a growth of foreign tourists by 30 percent every year since 2018 to meet the target of 1.5 million tourists by 2020. “China and India are two largest source markets for Nepal. But, there is still huge scope of more tourist arrivals from these two neighbours. So, our main focus of promotional activities will be China and India for Visit Nepal Year,” Krishna Prasad Devkota, secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation said on Tuesday. “We have not set any target of tourist arrivals from China and India for the Visit Nepal Year 20...

Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) plans to remain open for 21 hours a day to handle a growth in flights and provide incentives to air traffic controllers (ATCs) and other staff as compensation for the increased workload. The new schedule will be implemented from May 21, and airport authorities have proposed asking employees to work an hour extra daily as TIA suffers from a shortage of experienced manpower. Currently, the airport operates for 18 hours 30 minutes daily.Traffic congestion is also severe on the ground due to a limited number of parking bays. Experts said that TIA had turned into a ‘roll and hold’ airport as its existing infrastructure has not been able to cope with the rising travel demand. During the tourist season, March-May and September-November, TIA handles more than 500 flights daily, 75 percent of them domestic flights. The sole reason behind the congestion at TIA during the tourist season is Lukla flights. And if a flight to Lukla, the gateway to Everest,...

Ecotourism is a form of sustainable travel that supports the local environment instead of putting more pressure on it and exploiting its resources. Ecotourism is a complex concept growing in importance more and more each year and if you care about protecting nature and having a positive impact, you should make sure that your travels are done sustainably. Ecotourism is focused on uniting conservation, communities and sustainable travel. There are several guidelines in place for those who partake in ecotourism. Namely, ecotourism: Focuses on pristine, unspoiled natural environments Minimizes impact on the environment Builds environmental and cultural awareness and respect Provides positive experiences for both visitors and hosts Provides direct financial benefits for conservation Provides financial benefits and empowerment for local people Raises awareness to host countries’ political, environmental and social climate This may seem like a tall order, but the aim of sustai...

Mustang lies in the altitude of 3,840 meter in the North-West part of Nepal. Annapurna and Niligiri mountain range is extended across the northern part. This beautiful land is differentiated into two parts ie. Upper mustang and lower mustang. Upper mustang is mostly popular for adventurous trekking and lower mustang is famous for natural scenery. Upper part has a trans Himalayan climate which is cool and semi-arid. It is in the rain shadow of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges. 1. Desert vegetation around Himalayas Although the location lies in the shadow of Annapurna and Niligiri range the soil of this region is similar to the desert vegetation. Being at the high altitude the wind blows throughout the day. Rock soil and rocky highlands makes the location suitable for rock climbing. 2. Natural beauty It is being located at the northernmost part of the country is rich in natural vegetation. The tropical alpine and coniferous forest occupies a small portion of mustang Nepal. A...