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    Nepal promoted in DTM, MATTA and Scandinavian countries

    March 20, 2013
    Nepal News

    Kathmandu : Nepal Tourism Board, along with two  Nepali private travel trade companies participated in the 10th International Tourism Fair Dhaka Travel Mart (DTM) 2013, in Hotel Pan Pacific, Sonargaon, Dhaka from 15-17 March, 2013. DTM 2013 is organized by The Bangladesh Monitor and supported by United Airways, Biman Bangladesh and Eastern Bank Ltd.

    DTM 2013 remained a potential platform for showcasing the tourism products and unique destinations as well as a forum for open B2B interaction amidst the exhibitors, buyers, sellers and the visiting public in Bangladesh. Apart from the host country Bangladesh, NTOs, tour operators, airlines, hotels, resorts and other tourism service providers from the public and private sector from Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Turkey participated in the fair. 

    Nepal is connected with Dhaka by two airlines: Biman Bangladesh & United Airlines. Reagent Airlines a private airline of Bangladesh are planning to fly to Kathmandu in the near future. Apart from this, a growing tendency has been found among the travelers to travel by land, Bangladeshi tourists come to Nepal via land route through India from Kakarvitta entry point from Eastern Nepal.

     Likewise , Nepal  participated in Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) Fair 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from March 15 to 17, 2013.Visited by 90,000 general public and 100 media persons, the fair provided a good platform for Nepal’s travel agents to sell their packages and for Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) an opportunity to promote destination as well as new tourism products.

    Among 23 national tourism organizations who participated in the fair, NTB’s stall stood out for a unique decoration with a picture of Nyatapola temple on the top and Buddhist prayer flags across the stall. It was found that Malaysians are keen to travel in Nepal for leisure and soft adventure activities besides a chunk of Buddhist and Hindu population being interested in pilgrimage. General public seemed more concerned about the availability of halal food in Nepal. Good air connectivity between Kuala Lumpur and Kathmandu has given a confidence to the visitors.

    Similaly, Nepal Tourism Board organized the first ever Nepal Sales Mission in the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden and Denmark on March 12, 13 & 14, 2013. Eight leading tour operators and hotels from Nepal participated in the Sales Mission according to NTB.

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