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Tourism Briefs (26 August - 01 September 2013)

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Food Festival in Pokhara in December

The Restaurant and Bar Association of Kaski is organising the Second City REBAN Festival and Food Festival in December. Organising a press meet, KP Sharma, President of REBAN said that the festival is being organised from December 6 to 15. A total of 115 commercial stalls will be featured in the Festival, showcasing various cuisines as well as cultural programmes. Sharma said that organisers have formed a 24-member organising committee and 10 other coordinators for the successful execution of the festival. The estimated investment for the festival is around Rs 2.7 million, and the total income is expected to be around Rs 2.9 million.  
 

View Tower to Be Constructed In Dharche

Dharche trekking trailA view tower is to be constructed in Dharche trekking trail of at Lower Manaslu region of Gorkha with the motive to develop tourism activities. “The feasibility study of the tower has reached its final stage,” said Sane Gurung, President of Manaslu Tourism Development Committee. According to Gurung, the tower will be 3,200m high from where tourists can view the mountains. “Though the total investment has not been fixed, we have estimated it to be around Rs 2 million,” Gurung said. The committee has been searching for some donors for financial assistance. “We have been holding talks with Gorkha District Tourism Development Committee for help and will complete the construction within a year,” he said. Gurung informed that Lapu VDC has allocated Rs 100,000, Laprak VDC Rs 25, 000 and Thumi VDC Rs 29, 000 for the project.  
 

Qatar Airways to Fly Dreamliners to India

Qatar AirwaysQatar Airways will launch its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights to India next month. From 1 September 2013, the airline will commence daily Dreamliner services to both Delhi and Bengaluru, using the 254-seat aircraft. “We are delighted to introduce Qatar Airways’ Dreamliner on two of our important Indian routes,” said the Doha-based airline’s CEO, Akbar Al Baker. Qatar Airways’ B787s offer 22 flat-bed business class seats, all with aisle access, and 232 seats in economy class, in a 3–3–3 layout. The Delhi and Bengaluru services will mark the first time Qatar Airways has flown its Dreamliners to destinations in the Asia Pacific region. (Traveldailymedia.com)
 

The Travel Preferences of Young and Old

The Travel Preferences of Young and OldTogether, Germany and the UK represent Europe’s largest travel source market. Commissioned by ITB Berlin, IPK International examined the travel preferences of both younger and older holidaymakers in a special analysis of the World Travel Monitor, which shows that at 19 per cent (13 million trips) Germans occupy close to one-fifth of Europe’s entire holiday travel market for young people. In 2012, European 15 to 29 year-olds undertook a total of 69 million holiday trips abroad, whereas the corresponding figure for the UK was only six million (nine per cent). By contrast, the UK’s older generation is ahead in the travel statistics. Of all the European holiday trips undertaken by the older generation close to one-fifth (19 per cent / 15 million trips) are by Britons, whereas the market share occupied by older Germans is 17 per cent (13.5 million trips). (Traveldailynews.com)

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