Kathmandu, April 21 The third edition of the Himalayan Travel Mart (HTM) 2019 is set to be organised from June 7 in Kathmandu. Being organised with the theme to promote Nepal as a gateway to the Himalayas, the three-day event is the country’s premier international travel and tourism trade show facilitating unparalleled networking and business opportunities and valuable industry insights among global tourism and hospitality organisations. Issuing a press statement today, PATA Nepal, organiser of the event, stated that the Himalayan Travel Mart is a business to business (B2B) mart which offers a unique platform for marketing and promotion of tourism products and services. The event also avails gathering of global buyers, Himalayan sellers, travel bloggers, influencers, national and international media, travel industry professionals and delegates from around the world, according to the organiser. The first two editions of HTM in 2017 and 2018 attracted participation of 225 foreign delegates from 53 different countries and over 170 foreign delegates from 36 countries, respectively. “With renewed zeal and enthusiasm following the two remarkably successful editions of HTM, we have been fully energised with a focus on intensifying the value for our stakeholders for the third edition of the event as HTM is now a popular brand for the promotion of tourism and we are receiving overwhelming response and interest for participation from many tourism source markets,” said PATA Nepal Chapter Chairman Sunil Sakya. Similarly, Deepak Raj Joshi, chief executive officer of Nepal Tourism Board, mentioned that HTM has been established as the nation’s major international travel-trade show and this event has been able to promote and showcase Nepal’s tourism offerings to the world. “This mart has been a unique platform among the travel and tourism industry professionals and individuals for networking, business promotions and sharing knowledge and skills. The interest shown by the buyers and sellers in the past two editions of HTM has proven its increasing popularity and ongoing success,” he added.