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Kathmandu, March 30: Tourism experts and tourism sector leaders have stressed on the need to promote tourism in Nepal with a focus on its neighbours-China and India. Investments should be made in the tourism sector of Nepal in order to take maximum benefit of the tourism market in the two countries.
Unique natural beauty, geographical diversity
Accordingly, the government is observing the coming 2020 as Visit Nepal Year. Easy VISA procedures and policy reforms in the tourism sector have been made to facilitate tourists visiting Nepal, said Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Tourism Board Dipak Raj Joshi while speaking at the Nepal Investment Summit on Friday (March 29). “Nepal takes a new place among the world tourism destinations with round-the-year tourism activities”, he said.
The government is also giving special priority to running promotional activities targeting the
A total of 1.1 million tourists visited Nepal in 2018 with 200,438 of them from
Speakers at the session on ‘tourist destination for pilgrimage and entertainment’ also described Nepal as an attractive location for tourists. They, however, emphasized
Tourism entrepreneur Sangita Shrestha said Nepal that is rich in culture and hospitality could become a model tourist destination for the world.
CEO of Silver Heritage Group Mike
International tourism scholar Akihiko Hori said tourism could become the main basis for
National Planning Commission member