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TAAN Executive Committee 2009-2011
The executive committee at the helms of the TAAN, EC members
nominated & subcommittees formed:
The
election for the executive committee of the TAAN was held at Hotel
Hyatt Regency, Bouddha on 28st of August, 2009. Mr. Sitaram Sapkota, he was
elected as the president of the association. The election also voted
for the members and for other positions of the executive committee member. thanks from family adventure treks.
Tourist arrival increases by 6% in November - 2008-12-04
04 dec, 2008
The total tourist arrival via air in the
month of November recorded an increment of 6.6% against the arrival
figure of same period last year. However, the arrival in November
couldn’t keep pace with the arrival figure in October when more than
50,000 foreigners had visited the country.
According to statistical figures disseminated by the Nepal
Tourism Board (NTB), a total of 36,851 foreigners visited the country
via air in November. Total tourist arrival in the first 11 months of
2008 has reached 344,599, representing an increment of 4.3% as compared
to the arrival figure of same period last year.
Arrival from South Asian countries, save India, recorded an
emphatic growth rates with Bangladesh (81.3%), Sri Lanka (59.1%) and
Pakistan (29.5%) leading from the front. India witnessed a decline of
9.5% as compared to arrival figure of November last year. Thailand
(45.7%) and Malaysia (34.5%) also maintained their growth rates though
Japan (-2%), South Korea (-15.5%), Singapore (-14.3%) and China (-4.6%)
disappointed.
The UK, France, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland
and Sweden have also maintained the increasing trend in the arrival
figures. Arrivals from the United States of America and Canada have
also increased in November in comparison to the same month last year.
However, Germany, Italy and Spain registered negative growth. A total
of 51,498 foreign tourists departed from TIA in November 2008. The
number of Nepalese arrivals stood at 38,288 while 48,462 Nepalese
departed from TIA in November 2008, according to the NTB.
Tourism master plan for far-western region
Tourism master plan for far-western region.
With the objective of promoting tourism in Khaptad and other surrounding areas, Khaptad Area Tourism Development Committee (KATDC) is preparing a master plan after identifying major tourist destinations in the Far-Western Region.
Experts Rabijang Pandey, Sharad Regmi Umesh Mandal are interacting with local stakeholders in different district headquarters of the region to collect inputs for the master plan. The team has already conducted interactions in six different districts of Far-Western Region.
Triveni of Khaptad, Khaptad Daha, Nagdhunga, Badimalika of Bajura, Surma Sarobar of Bajhang, Ugratara of Dadeldhura and Tripura River of Baitadi have already been identified as potential tourism destination in the far-western region.
'We will make master plan considering the tourism attractions and facilities for the visitors. It may take more than year and we will again discuss it and finalise it,' said Rabijang Pandey, chief of the team
TAAN, NATTA meet tourism secretary over Tibet issues
july-15-2008
A delegation of Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) and Nepal Association of Tours and Travel Agents (NATTA) met secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) and apprised him of the losses that the industry incurred with the closure of Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
The delegation also requested secretary Poudel to take initiatives and formally request the Chines authorities to start issuing visa from Nepal. Secretary Poudel said that he was aware of the implications of Tibet closure and he would help raise the issue at government's level.
China had stopped foreign visitors from visiting Tibet after riots in Lhasa in mid-March. Though it said that Tibet has been opened to foreign visitors from July, Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu is yet to issue any visa to foreign visitors.
Approximately, 20,000 foreigners travel to Tibet from Nepal every year
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