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'Tourism Products of Nepal Draw Curiosity of Visitors at Arabian Travel Mart'

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'Tourism Products of Nepal Draw Curiosity of Visitors at Arabian Travel Mart'
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May 6: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) along with travel and tour operators of Nepal offered diverse tourism products and services to travellers and tour operators of the Gulf countries and North Africa (MENA) region at the 26th edition of the Arabian Travel Mart (ATM) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

According to the NTB, the global event of the Middle East which was initiated in 1994 at the Dubai World Trade Centre with 52 nations, 300 exhibitors and 7,000 trade visitors, now facilitates $2.5 billion in industry deals and attracts 2,500 exhibitors from 153 countries and over 28,000 influential visitors.

NTB said in a statement that over 39,000 travel professionals, government ministers and international press, visit the travel mart every April to network, negotiate and discover the latest industry opinion and trends across four days on the annual business-to-business (B2B) exhibition at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC).

NTB said that the well decorated stall of Nepal at the Sheikh Saeed Hall attracted hundreds of visitors.

“The beautiful pictures showcasing various tourism products were appreciated by the visitors at the travel mart and generated their curiosity to know more about Nepal,” reads the statement, adding, “The questions that were raised at the stall of Nepal were about connectivity, availability of luxury and upscale products, halal foods, trekking and soft adventures.” 

Nepal is well connected with the UAE with five airlines operating in the region. Two airline companies of Nepal– Nepal Airlines Corporation and Himalaya Airlines – and three airlines of the UAE including Fly Dubai, Etihad Airways and Air Arabia are operating to and fro the UAE and Nepal.  

The statement further said that more than 40 percent of Muslim travellers’ global outbound spending comes from the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The total outbound spending of the Middle East is projected to grow to USD 72 billion by 2020.

“As Nepal is celebrating 2020 as Visit Nepal Year with the theme ‘Lifetime Experiences’ – the tour operators are required to work towards creating the ‘experiences’ on the products that they offer in order to tap this market,” the statement added.

 

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