Nepal Tourism Board along with eight Nepalese private travel trade companies made its first ever participation in the Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure Show being held in the beautiful and most hyped city of Los Angeles, California from 13-14 February 2010.

The show exhibits more than 550 exhibitors and a show floor spanning five acres which makes the Expo one of the largest of its kind in the US. The Show also offers access to expert advice, domestic and international tour operators, value-prices vacation packages and show-only discounts. The show is an adventure in itself where attendees can meet their favourite travel personalities, experience cultures from around the world and enjoy on-site activities. The organizers expect more than 25000 visitors in the fair in 2 days.

The Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure Show 2010 is presented by the Automobile Club of people Southern California. Contributing sponsors include Travel Alberta, the Italian government Tourist Board and or this show is Volvo cars. The media partner is KTLA and the event is co-sponsored by Unicom, LLC and Los Angeles Times.

Nepal got an overwhelming response from the visitors on both days of the fair. Since it was the first time participation from Nepal in California, the visitors were indeed very happy to see our presence. The Nepal stall stood unique and colorful with its typical decorations which attracted a larger number of media people and visitors to our stalls.

The Nepal stall fully emphasized the promotion of the upcoming Nepal Tourism Year 2011 campaign. The campaign succeeded in getting attention from the Media as well as the visitors. Some of the online travel websites have assured the coverage of Nepal emphasizing the NTY2011 Campaign in their respective websites.

Most of the visitors were quite updated about Nepal and seemed concerned about the country’s political situation. The visitors seemed serious and they queried mostly about trekking and culture tours besides travel season and connectivity. They showed due interest in the NTY 2011 and asked if the Government or private sectors had any special packages or incentives for travelers during that period.


Nepal delegation comprised of:

1. Nepal Tourism Board: Mr. Hikmat Singh Ayer-Director
: Ms. Shradha Shrestha-Officer

2. Adventure Third Pole Treks: Mr. Rajendra M Dangol-Executive Director
3. Ecological Treks: Mr. Rakesh Dhamala- Managing Director
4. Explore Kailash Trek: Mr. Prakash Shrestha- Managing Director
5. First Environmental Trekking: Mr. Thakur Raj Pnadey- Managing Director
6. Himalayan Dreams: Mr. Lawrence L. Brown- Director
7. Karnali Excursions: Mr. Hira Dhamala- Managing Director
8. Nepal Sanctuary Treks: Mr. Tulsi Gyawali- Managing Director
9. South Asian Holidays: Mr. Gyalgin Sherpa- Chief Executive Officer

United States of America has always been a prime market with regards to tourist arrivals especially for Adventure tourism. We are hopeful that the participation in this fair will witness further growth in the number of tourists’ arrivals from California and surrounding in the coming years.