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Tourism Decade In Offing

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The tourism promotional campaign, Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011, is being extended into tourism decade. Dr Ganesh Raj Joshi, Secretary at the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation said the ongoing campaign will be given continuity in the name of tourism decade to promote investment in this sector. “International promotional programmes scheduled during tourism year will be carried out only in 2012. That is why a plan of tourism decade is being formulated,” he said. He opined that the tourism decade should be celebrated till 2020 so that the excitement of NTY extends to rural areas. He also informed that the conclusion of NTY will coincide with the inauguration of Visit Lumbini Year 2012.

An extravagant ceremony is planned to be held in Lumbini for this purpose. The government had allocated Rs 130 million for tourism promotion for fiscal year 2011/12. However, the amount will only be spent in 2012. Joshi said the enthusiasm seen from the private sector, general public and political leadership is necessary to be continued further in the future too. The lapses of NTY can be corrected in the coming nine years long campaign, according to immediate past CEO of Nepal Tourism Board, Prachanda Man Shrestha. He also said that it is vital to introduce new and unique programmes to attract tourists every year.   

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