NATO welcomes budget 2005-06 Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, July 18:Nepal Association of Tour Operators (NATO) commenting on the budget today said “at a time when the tourism industry is passing through hard times, government’s decision to upgrade Lumbini Airport to the... 18 Jul, 2005
Pak, Chinese scribes tour Nepal Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, July 4:As part of tourism promotion, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) organised a familiarisation (FAM) trip for a group of Pakistani and Chinese media persons recently. NTB has been organising such FAM trips for media persons... 04 Jul, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS Tourism promotionILAM: Nepal Tourism Board, Ilam DDC and Ilam Concern Forum jointly held an interaction on ‘Promotion of Tourism in Ilam’ here on Saturday. Tourism entrepreneurs, chiefs of different branch offices, employees of the board and media... 19 Jun, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS Bhagyarekha gives carKATHMANDU: Nirmal Chhetri, a resident of Syangja, has won a Maruti-800 car in ‘Mayos Bhagyarekha’ promotional scheme launched by Himalayan Snax and Noodles Pvt Ltd (HSNPL). Rabindra Man Shrestha, CEO of HSNPL handed over the... 04 Jun, 2005
Envoys, entrepreneurs talk tourism Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 29: Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN) today organised an interaction with newly appointed ambassadors of Nepal to Russian and Myanmar to discuss tourism promotion in these countries.Hiranya Lal Shrestha, the newly... 29 May, 2005
Exporters want ETH boosted Gopal TiwariKathmandu, May 25:In the light of the fact that the budget for fiscal year 2005-06 is scheduled to be announced in mid-July, the export sector is intensifying its dialogues with the government on Export Trading Houses (ETH), which mainly... 25 May, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS NDA organises AGM KATHMANDU: The seventh annual general meeting (AGM) of Nepal Dairy Association (NDA) was held on Friday in Kathmandu. Speaking at the programme, Shiva Ram Khadka, president of the association said that the private sector, National... 13 May, 2005
Malaysia pitches in for Nepali market Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, May 12:Times for Nepali tourism sector have indeed been changing. Quietly but decidedly, ‘outbound tourism’ has come of age in Nepal.A fact apparent in the large response by government as well as private sector... 12 May, 2005
Beauty from the valley and beyond Kathmandu: Group of Event Entertainers is organising ‘Miss Tourism Queen International’ at Regency Ballroom, Hyatt Regency, Kathmandu on May 20. The first of its kind show is being organised for tourism promotion in the country and grand finale of... Travel Abroad 28 Apr, 2005
VAT refund package The government has decided to introduce VAT refund for tourists from May 2005. Any international tourist, who is not employed in Nepal for the past six months and has not stayed for more than 183 days in Nepal can claim a VAT refund for anything... 21 Apr, 2005
Entrepreneurs appeal for lasting peace Kathmandu, September 4: Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI), an apex body of the business organisations, today has ‘strongly’ appealed for a long-lasting peace in the country. “National economy has faced a serious... 09 Apr, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS Nepal exports sugar to EUBIRGUNJ: Nepal has exported semi-processed sugar to Europe via rail from the Birgunj-Sirsiya dry port. According to Himalayan Terminal, the dry port operator, National Trading Ltd and Salt Trading Corporation Ltd exported 2,300... 02 Apr, 2005
