| 13 year old boy becomes youngest climber to stand on peak of Mount Everest
Jordan Romero called his mother by satellite phone from the summit of the world's highest mountain, 29,035 feet (8,850 metres) above sea level to reassure her that his climb had gone well.
"He says, 'Mom, I'm calling you from the top of the world,"' Leigh Anne Drake told The Associated Press news agency from California, where she had watched her son's progress on a GPS tracker online.
The ascent of the world’s highest mountain brought him close to success in his quest to climb the highest ...
Apa conquers Mt. Everest for 20th times, breaks his own previous record
Mountaineering legend Apa Sherpa made it to the top of the world highest peak, Mount Everest, Saturday morning for the 20th time, breaking his own previous record.
According to officials at Mountaineering Department, Apa conquered the world's highest mountain at 8:34 am along with several other climbers. The expedition team reached atop the 8,848 meter tall peak by taking advantage of a break in the weather.
Apa and his fellow climbers of the Eco Everest Expedition had set out to the Mt. E...
Nepal Offers Spanish Mountaineer to be Tourism Goodwill Ambassador
The Spanish mountaineer Edurne Pasaban, was offered to be the goodwill ambassador for Nepal's national tourism campaign "Nepal Tourism Year 2011".
During a program organized here in capital Kathmandu Saturday evening to felicitate Pasaban for summiting all the 14 mountains above 8,000 meters in the world, Laxam Bhattarai, Joint Secretary at Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation announced the offer to the Spanish mountaineer.
"Nepali government offers her to be the goodwill ambassador for ...
Everest climbers to get free Nepal visas
KATHMANDU: Foreign mountaineers who have climbed Mount Everest and another peak will get free Nepali visas for two years, part of a scheme to boost tourism in the Himalayan nation, a senior government official said.
More than 4,000 climbers have scaled the 8,850 metre (29,035 feet) Everest summit since it was first climbed by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa in 1953. Some 700 of these foreigners are said to be still alive.
"We will waive the visa fees for them to ...
Int’l airfares drop by 30% to 35% in Nepal
With the number of airlines connecting Nepal to different global destinations increasing, airfares have dropped by more than 30-35 percent this year, local media reported on Wednesday.
Travel agencies said that the growing number of airlines and travellers and increased flight frequency had triggered a massive price war.
Dipendra Kumar Sharma, managing director of DK Travel and Tour, was quoted by The Kathmandu Post daily as saying that competition between airlines and their increased flig...
April sees increase in tourist arrival
The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) reveal that visitor arrivals in the month of April 2010, compared to the same month last year, have increased by 2.3% to 38,694, stated a press release issued Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) to inform about the rise in tourist arrival by air.
The arrivals from South Asian region, except for the arrivals from India and Sri Lanka, have gained overall positive growth of 4.9% with Bangladesh (71.2%) and Pakistan (35.1%) r...
Shanghai Expo to promote NTY 2011
Nepal is going participate in Shanghai Expo-2010 from May 1 to attract and promote Nepal's Tourism Year 2011 (NTY-2011).
As NTY-2011 aims to bring in 10 million tourists to Nepal, the Nepal pavilion at Shanghai Expo is focusing on attracting more Chinese tourists and will be distributing millions of brochures in Chinese language about Nepal and its tourism destination for the success of NTY-2011.
The Expo is a grand international gathering which is trying to attract over 200 nations and in...
NTY 2011 committee to honour tourism entrepreneurs
The Nepal Tourism Year 2011 (NTY 2011) implementation committee has said that expansion of accommodation facilities for the tourists visiting the country during the NTY 2011 has neared completion and air accessibility has been increased adequately.
Similarly, the committee announced to support travel trade entrepreneurs, professionals and institutions bringing international visitors to Nepal. It will also assist domestic tourism activities during 2010 and 2011.
The committee also said that...
PM unveils Nepal Tourism Year 2011 campaign
With the aim to draw ten lakh tourists to the nation for the Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal officially inaugurated the NTY 2011 in Nepal Army Pavilion, Tundikhel on Friday.
With the slogan "gether for tourism", representatives from political parties, tourism, economic sector, private sector, sports, entertainment and ethnic communities participated in the rally and the official ceremony. 16 different political parties have pledged to maintain peace and avoid ...
NTB to mobilise NRNs energise tourism sector
Tourism entrepreneurs today urged Non-Resident Nepalis (NRNs) to promote the campaign Send Home A Friend and make Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 a grand success.
Speaking at a programme to mobilise NRNs to boost tourism in the country, Nepal Tourism Board chief executive officer Prachanda Man Shrestha said, "Nepal currently is in transitional phase. Therefore, the 55 offices of NRNs can help support NTY 2011 by sending home a friend and boost Nepal's tourism sector.
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