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Visit Nepal 2020: How tall are the targets? Are they achievable? Are we really committed?

Posted on ३ चैत्र २०७५, आईतवार १०:५८March 17, 2019 by टुरिजम टाइम्स

Dilli Raman Dhakal Nepal is endowed with a unique topography. Nature has given a special attribute to Nepal- plain, hill, and mountains coalesced into one perfect entity. Nepal’s natural beauty is unparallel and immensely loved by tourists from all over the world. Nepal remained virtually closed until 1950. With the political change in 1951, the country opened up its border for tourists, foreign officials and, businesses. Owing to limited roads access and flights the…

FIFA World Cup 2018: Will the football tournament boost tourism in Russia?

Posted on १४ असार २०७५, बिहीबार ०६:१०June 28, 2018 by टुरिजम टाइम्स

Shijith P Kunhitty / Russia’s total expenditure for the football World Cup that began this week is likely to be USD 11.6 billion, almost one percent of its GDP. Officials hope at least 1.5 million people will visit Russia during the event, which according to an analyst quoted in The Moscow Times could add USD 3 billion to the country’s economy. But a number crunching shows that previous hosts did not benefit from a spike in tourist spending. A…

‘Unnecessary rescues’ soar in Nepal on profits from insurance payouts

Posted on १४ असार २०७५, बिहीबार ०६:००June 28, 2018 by टुरिजम टाइम्स

Annabel SYMINGTON/ AFP•June 28, 2018 / Tourists hiking in Nepal’s Himalayan mountains are being pressured into costly helicopter evacuations at the first sight of trouble by guides linked to powerful brokers who are making a fortune on “unnecessary rescues”, industry insiders say. Dodgy operators are scamming tens of thousands of dollars from insurance companies by making multiple claims for a single chopper ride or pushing trekkers to accept airlifts for minor illnesses, an investigation by…

On holiday with the Pørneki’s

Posted on २० चैत्र २०७४, मंगलवार ०९:२५April 3, 2018 by टुरिजम टाइम्स

My name is Stefano Lattante and I got the opportunity to meet the team of Tourism Times Nepal in Thamel, Kathmandu where they encouraged me to write about my travel experiences while travelling around Nepal. During the days that I spent in Pokhara, I met the Pørneki’s, Danish family that, altogether, decided to come visit this wonderful country. In this interview, I collected their experience under a family’s point of view. On holiday with…

My weekend in Pokhara–1

Posted on २० चैत्र २०७४, मंगलवार ०९:२०April 3, 2018 by टुरिजम टाइम्स

Stefano Lattante / My first trip in Nepal has been Pokhara, and I couldn’t be happier about it. Pokhara is a city 200 km far from the capital, Kathmandu. In Pokhara I would have spent in total four days of which two of them trekking. Indeed, Pokhara has one of the most famous track here in Nepal which is the Annapurna circuit. Our two days would have consisted on reaching the renowned Australian Camp for the…

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