Malaysian magic Kathmandu:There is perhaps no such restaurant in the Valley that has authentic Malaysian cuisine for gastronomes. But now you don’t have to fly to Malaysia try the delectable delicacies as here is a great chance to enjoy the cuisine in the Valley... Travel Abroad 05 Mar, 2008
Experts urge integrated tourism promotion Kathmandu, December 30:Tourism experts and entrepreneurs today underscored the need of a well-planned and integrated promotional campaign to lure more tourists.They also stressed on the need of a triangular partnership among the concerned stakeholders... 30 Dec, 2007
B’desh urged to open up market Kathmandu, December 9: Nepali entrepreneurs asked the Bangladesh government to open up its markets for Nepali exports on reciprocal basis.Speaking at an interaction organised by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) in the valley today, they... 09 Dec, 2007
UK NRNs to help lure tourists Kathmandu, November 18:Prithvi Subba Gurung, minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, launched ‘Send Home a Friend’ tourism promotional campaign at a huge gathering of Non-Resident Nepalis (NRNs) at the Nepal Embassy in London... 18 Nov, 2007
BIZ BRIEFS Nepal, Morocco pactKATHMANDU: FNCCI and Moroccon apex organisation of businessmen will sign a bilateral trade, investment and tourism promotion agreement soon. Larbi Moukhariq, Moroccon envoy to Nepal and Chandi Raj Dhakal, president of FNCCI,... 17 Nov, 2007
NTB gears up to lure more tourists Kathmandu, November 5:Prachanda Man Shrestha, the newly-appointed CEO of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), is planning to attract at least half-a-million tourist a year in the next two years. Though the target was set way back in 2000, it has never been... 05 Nov, 2007
Bid to develop Mattikhan as a tourist spot Pokhara, October 29:Locals have started a campaign for the promotion of Mattikhan — a tourist spot on the border of Kaski and Syangja districts — from where beautiful landscape of several districts of western region, including Himalayan range and... 29 Oct, 2007
Lhasa-Seegatse railway line to ‘help’ South Asian growth Lhasa, September 19:Nyema Tsering, Vice Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of China, said that the expansion of the Qinghai-Lhasa railway line to Seegatse, a place near the Khasa border between Nepal, would help develop the whole South Asian... Travel 20 Sep, 2007
Budget 2007-08: Socialist concoction from Mahat Kathmandu, July 12: Continuing with last year’s trend, finance minister Dr Ram Sharan Mahat today unveiled a ‘socialist budget’ with a total outlay of over Rs 168.99 billion for the fiscal year 2007-08, in the interim parliament. The budgetary... 13 Jul, 2007
Mixed reactions to budget 2007-08 PokharaBiplav Poudel, tourism entrepreneurThe budget announced by the democratic government of eight parties has nothing new. It is just a continuity of the past. The finance minister does not see to be positive about the tourism industry. The first... 13 Jul, 2007
Destination travel award for Nepal Kathmandu, June 17: Nepal has won the ‘New Travel Routes Contest 2007 Award’ at the International Travel Exhibition (ITE) held in Hong Kong from June 14-17. The contest was conducted through a visitors’ survey of trade, media and consumers that... 17 Jun, 2007
Airport blacktopping urged Kathmandu, June 13:KATHMANDU: A delegation of Gurung Sewa Samiti (GSS), Kathmandu, representing the people of Okhaldhunga today met with Prithvi Subba Gurung, minister for culture, tourism and civil aviation and demanded of blacktopping Rumjatar... 13 Jun, 2007
