About us
Welcome to Travel News from Nepal –www.travelbiznews.com
Travel BizNews (TBN) is the leading travel trade news portal and a valuable resource of news and information for all the travel and tourism professionals around the world .The website is dedicated to disseminate accurate and balanced news and views on travel /business from different parts of the world including Nepal. The top stories in the travel industry are featured everyday on its homepage and the stories are categorized under different sections of the tourism industry.
Travel news published on this webpage is notified to our registered and travel professionals around the world by email. TBN has links with most of the tourism stakeholders including – National / International tourism organizations , leading travel/trekking/rafting agencies ,tour operators, hotels/resorts, domestic and international airlines ,destination management companies, NRNs ,media and travel journalists in the country and beyond.
AIMS
To become a leading resource of news, views and travel info for industry professionals and provide factual info to the readers.
Mission
To be an effective channel of disseminating news and views on world tourism, while positively promoting Nepal in the international market.
Travel Journalism Experiences
- Nepal Travel Writer Award (Jointly by Ministry of Tourism & Civil Aviation, Nepal Government and Pacific-Asia Travel Association, PATA Nepal Chapter)
- Dawa Norbu Mountain Tourism Journalism Award 2003 by Nepal Mountaineering Association
- Sakai Lions Club and Imanishi Memorial Fellowship Trust Award, 2003
- Asia-Pacific Journalists’ Forum, 1998, Osaka, Japan (as a panelist from Nepal)
- Senior Journalist Invitation Programme, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, Japan, August 2000.
- World Media Conference,Tokyo,Japan, January, 2000
- Member of high level Nepali delegation to PATA Nepal Promotion Mission to South Africa, May 1996
- PATA Fellowship on “Tourism and Media : Opportunities and Challenges”, Singapore, October 1996
- Participation in International Visitor Programme, United States Information Agency, USIA Programme entitled ‘ Print Journalism in USA” Washington DC / New York, February-March 1996
- Fellowship Programme of Foreign Press Centre, Tokyo, Japan, Sept-Oct. 1991
- Member of Nepalese Tourism Promotion Mission in Thailand, August, 1998
- HAT-J Clean Mountain Youth Project, Nepal, 1996
- Member, Tourism Promotion Committee, Nepal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1992-96)
- Member, Publicity and Publication Committee/Editorial Board member, Nepal Parbat (Mountain), A publication of Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA)
- Research Fellow , Japan Foundation ( 2001-2002 )
- Letter of Appreciations from different National Organizations –Nepal Tourism Board, Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) ,Trekking Agents Association of Nepal (TAAN), Visit Nepal Year 1998 Secretariat etc.
Ramesh Tiwari
Editor- www.travelbiznews.com