Kathmandu, May 5:

Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) took part in fourth Aktel Dhaka Travel Mart 07 — held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 26-28 April — to promote Nepal as an attractive tourist destination.

Organised by ‘The Bangladesh Monitor’, a premier travel trade publication with leading cell phone operator Aktel, 42 organisations from various countries like China, Nepal, Thailand, Qatar, Singapore, Hong Kong, the UAE, Malaysia including airlines, travel agents, tour operators, national tourism boards participated in the travel mart.

An estimated 15,000 visitors (both trade and general) visited Nepal stall, where most of them showed interest in gathering various information on what Nepal has to offer for Bangladeshi visitors, states a NTB press release.

In conjunction with the Dhaka Travel Mart, NTB also organised road shows at Hotel Sarina in Dhaka, Fried Pepper Restaurant in Chittagaon and Rainbow Guest House in Sylhet on April 29 and 30th and May 2 respectively inviting corporate sectors, media and travel and tour operators to interact with them on the current tourism scenario of Nepal. The programme focused on Nepal’s New Tourism Brand and Visit Pokhara Year 2007 campaigns.

The road shows in Dhaka and Chittagaon were accompanied by Everest Hotel.

Ramesh Prasad Khanal, acting Nepali envoy to Bangladesh highlighted the tourism attractions of Nepal that suit the taste of Bangladeshi visitors.