During an executive program on Asia Pacific Region’s Tourism Policy and Strategy held in the Maldives, the UNWTO officials have assured persistent support for Nepal’s tourism sector.

On the occasion, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) CEO Dr. Dhananjay Regmi spoke with UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili and Director of Regional Department for Asia and the Pacific Harry Hwang.

They discussed about tourism recovery and other serious issues of tourism sector in the post-pandemic era.

“The UNWTO officials are willing to support Nepal’s sustainable tourism development, natural and mountaineering tourism development and institutional capacity enhancement,” said Dr. Regmi.

“Different countries are receiving various types of support from the UNWTO. They have received direct benefit too. In this context, the meetings with them in regard to support to Nepal remained fruitful,” he added.

The UNWTO have committed to organize some tourism programs of Asia Pacific region in Nepal in 2023.

During the program, Dr. Regmi also met Maldivian Foreign Minister. They discussed the issues related to tourism development and mutual cooperation between two countries.

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Hot on heels of this unprecedented crisis, the unemployment in the tourism sector has reached staggering levels. Many tourism workers are in dire straits.

Citing the unemployment crisis, the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) in collaboration with the Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN) is planning to create short-term employment for 1,000 tourism workers.

The NTB and TAAN inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect on Sunday.

The NTB has launched a project titled “Sustainable Tourism for Livelihood Recovery” with an aim to provide relief to the workers who lost their employment due to COVID-19 crisis.

Under the two-and-a-half year project, the Tourism Board is targeting to offer work ranging from around 70,000 man days to 100,000 man days, in support of the UNDP.

The project budget is estimated around USD 2.5 million. The NTB will provide USD 1 million and the remaining USD 1.5 million will be offered by the UNDP.

“We were hopeful that the project would help address the unemployment issue in the tourism sector a little bit and retain tourism businesses and workers,” said NTB Executive Director Dr. Dhananjaya Regmi.

The Tourism Board is also planning to create short-term employment opportunities for 50,000 workers in total in the near future.

The Board has already signed agreement with the Hotel Association of Nepal (HAAN), Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA), and Nepal Association of Rafting Agencies (NARA) to this effect.

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According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), the number of foreign visitors to the nation stood at 230,085 in 2020, the lowest in 34 years. The arrivals dropped by more than 80% in 2020.

However, the resumption of international flights and the COVID-19 vaccination drive have brought new hope to 2021.

According to the Department of Immigration (DoI) records, Nepal welcomed 8,874 foreign tourists in January 2021, the highest in a month since the nationwide lockdown. The tourists were from 121 countries, predominantly from India, China, and the US.

Top 5 Countries:

• India – 4,028
• China – 1,877
• USA – 874
• UK – 136
• Turkey – 113

Meanwhile, international travel from and to Nepal has also increased in January. According to the DoI, around 56,141 Nepalis returned home while 47,238 Nepalis traveled abroad last month.

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For the first time in the history of Everest climbing, Nepal conducted the mega Everest Clean-up Drive for over a month in the last spring season.

In coordination with the government and private agencies, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation conducted the cleaning campaign on the mountain from April 14 – May 29, 2019.

Twelve trained Sherpa climbers, including ice-fall doctors, collected approximately 10,386 kg of garbage from the mountain.

Of the total trash collected, 5,049 kg were recycled (including glass, plastic bottles, and aluminum cans), but the remaining non-recyclable material had to be incinerated or sent to landfill.

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Around 5,700 kg of the total litter was collected from base camp, high camps, old Khumbu Icefall route, and other settlements of the mountain.

“The largest clean-up of Mt. Everest saw 10,386 kg of garbage collection from the mountain by 12 Sherpas between 14 April to 29 May 2019,” read the GWR certificate.

“The most common types of litter retrieved were wrappers, thermo-insulation linings and broken glass,” informed Meera Acharya, Spokesperson at the Department of Tourism (DoT).

According to DoT, the Nepali Government spent NPR 27 million for the cleaning program.

Apart from the garbage, the Sherpas also retrieved four bodies of climbers who had died while climbing Mt. Everest.

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The Ministry of Forests and Environment, the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, the Nepali Army, the Nepal Mountaineering Association and the Nepal Tourism Board are some agencies that assisted the cleaning campaign.

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At the program, NTB CEO Dr. Dhananjay Regmi presented summary of the recent industry survey conducted by NTB and shared tentative survival plan seeking industry feedback on the same.

Similarly, representative from the private sector and Former Member of NTB Executive Committee Mr. Yogendra Shakya, made a presentation on how the industry could survive until 2022.

President of HAN Ms. Shreejana Rana requested the Government for support to the private sector tourism industry in terms of concessions in basic amenities that would reduce operating cost and employee relief package.

Representatives from Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN), Nepal Association of Travel & Tour Agents (NATTA), Nepal Association of Tour Operators (NATO), Society of Travel & Tour Operators (SOTTO), Restaurant & Bar Association of Nepal (REBAN), Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), Nepal Association of Rafting Agents (NARA), Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA – Nepal Chapter) Nepal Tourist Vehicle Association (NTVA) were present at the interaction program conducted by HAN at the NTB office premises.

Directors and Heads of Departments were also present at the meeting.

Source: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB)

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The participant should send pictures captured in Nepal showcasing the natural beauty, culture, heritage, tourism and traditions of the country.

Nepalis, as well as foreigners, can take part in the contest and should upload the pictures on photo Nepal’s website with a short description.

The best five photos will be granted a cash award of NPR 5,000 each. The deadline for photo submission is May 31, 2020.

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Deepak Raj Joshi, the current CEO of the NTB, has not secured a position in the top-three list for the post of the new CEO at NTB.

Earlier, a total of 17 candidates have applied for the post of CEO and among them 9 candidates were shortlisted.

A sub-committee led by the Joint Secretary of Nepali Government Ghanashyam Upadhyaya had further shortlisted 3 candidates from 9 for the post of the CEO at Nepal Tourism Board on January 19, 2020.

The three candidates include:

• Dhananjay Regmi – Owner of the ‘Himalayan Research Expedition (HRE)’, a trekking company
• Dipak Bastakoti – Director of “DJ’s Tourism Services Pvt. Ltd” based in Kathmandu. He is a private tour guide and ranked 247 out of 1060 guides in Kathmandu by TourHQ.
• Hikmat Singh Aiyer – Senior Corporate Director at Nepal Tourism Board

As Nepali Government has formally inaugurated the ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020’ on January 1, 2020, the new CEO will be bestowed with many responsibilities to drive the tourism campaign.

Nepal Tourism Board is a national tourism organization of Nepal established in 1998. The organization was established by the Nepali Government in partnership with the private sector tourism industry. The main aim of the Board is to develop and market Nepal as an attractive tourist destination.

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Indian tourist arrivals reached 169,952 between January and October 2019 by air.

But the Nepali Government does not have a procedure to count the number of Indian tourists coming through roadways.

So, the Pokhara Tourism Council and District Administration of Kaski mutually came up with the decision to ban Indian vehicles.

Pokhara is one of the most visited tourist places in the country and Indian vehicles who are not aware of the parking system and routes will lead to traffic chaos.

So, the ban was implemented to free the destination from traffic congestion during new year celebrations.

The ban will be lifted once the traffic congestion due to foreign vehicles is under control.

The Nepali Government has requested Indian tourists to cooperate with the provisional law and persuaded them to hire local transportation.

The law will upheave the business of the local travel agencies, entrepreneurs and cabbies, said Chiranjivi Pokharel, Tourism Council Chairperson.

Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) launched ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020’ campaign with an aim to attract two million foreign tourists by 2020.

The Board has taken significant steps to increase the number of Indian tourists by 25% in 2020.

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Formula E Championship Founder and Chairman Alejandro Agag made an announcement stating that Larjung in Mustang is chosen as one of the five-race destinations across the world.

“We are here in the heart of the Himalayas to announce that Extreme E will be the first race to ever be staged in the highest mountain range of the world, the Himalayas,” said Agag in an event today.

Earlier, the Formula E Championship was supposed to be held in India and was later shifted to Bhutan following tensions between India and Pakistan.

The Formula E organizers then decided to move the venue to Nepal since the Bhutanese topography was not suitable for such an event.

Agag finds Nepal the most suitable place for the event. The organizers state that the championship would support the Mustang region, which is victim to the effects of climate change due to a large concentration of glaciers.

About Formula E

Formula E is the world’s only single-seater electric car race series and was first organized in 2014. 12 teams from across the world will be participating in the race. The vehicles in the race are entirely battery-powered.

The race in Nepal will be special because electric SUVs cars will be utilized, unlike the rest of the world where electric cars are used.

The event is being organized in collaboration with the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB). NTB CEO Deepak Raj Joshi said that the agreement for the same would be signed soon.

All the best Nepal!

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The launch of the portal is an attempt to effectively promote tourism destinations throughout Nepal.

Speaking at the portal launching ceremony, Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai confidently said that the new portal will be instrumental in promoting Nepal tourism destinations.

He also laid emphasis on the need for drawing domestic and foreign tourists by disseminating photos of Nepal tourist places which are hidden despite having immense tourism potential.

Also present at the occasion, the NTB Chief Executive Deepak Raj Joshi said a new concept has started considering that photo is an important element in promoting tourism destinations.

He also said that the photo portal will also provide an opportunity for photographers to share their photos. However, the photos will be uploaded to the portal based on quality and appropriateness.

“On the one hand, it will strengthen digital network, and on the other, it will provide a platform for individual to showcase their pictures,” said Nepal Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Minister Yogesh Bhattarai.

The NTB has assured that the copyright of the user has been protected.

According to the NTB, the portal is not for publishing photographs internationally but will also be used to run related contests from time to time.

Currently, the daily site visit of photonepal portal is 5,000, the sign-up capacity is over 50 and the total photo upload capacity is more than 1,000.

The NTB is organizing #photoNepal campaigns regularly since the last four years. Photos from the campaigns are also being featured on the website.

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