Himalayan Travel Mart to Kick off From June 1 in Kathmandu

Pacific Asia Travel Associ-ation (Pata) Nepal Chapter has said it will hold the Himalayan Travel Mart 2017 in Kathmandu from June 1. The four-day event aims at redefining adventure tourism and establishing Nepal as gateway to the Himalaya. It will bring together foreign buyers and tourism professionals from various tourist generating countries.

Release time : 2016-12-07 09:22:45

source : http://www.tourismkathmandu.com/

Pacific Asia Travel Associ-ation (Pata) Nepal Chapter has said it will hold the Himalayan Travel Mart 2017 in Kathmandu from June 1.

The four-day event aims at redefining adventure tourism and establishing Nepal as gateway to the Himalaya. It will bring together foreign buyers and tourism professionals from various tourist generating countries.

Prior to the mart, Pata will hold International Bloggers and Media Conference—the first of its kind in the country—from May 22 to June 1.

“The objective of both the events is to make Nepal as an event-friendly destination and reposition Nepal in the map of global tourism,” said Suman Pandey, president of Pata Nepal, at a programme in Kathmandu on Sunday.

The Travel Mart will be a magnificently productive event for Nepal, which is struggling to revive the tourism industry, he said. Fifty buyers and sellers each will participate in the event.

The long-planned Travel Mart had been in limbo amid controversy surrounding Nepal Tourism Board (NTB).

The first Himalayan International Travel Mart was organised by Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Natta) in 2005, attracting more than 200 tour operators from South and Southeast Asian countries.

The International Bloggers and Media Conference aims at bring at least 30 top bloggers and 20 international media from around the world to Nepal and give them an instant update on the country’s various locations and experiences. The objective of the campaign is to promote the tourism recovery campaign in Nepal through digital media platform.

Tourism Ministry Secretary Shankar Adhikari said despite abundant resources, Nepal is still struggling to receive a sizable number of tourists and generate revenue from them.

In South Asia, Nepal’s tourism revenue share stands at just 1.4 percent, while it receives only 5 percent of tourists visiting the region.

“This figure indicates we are at the bottom of the tourism recipient table. We have