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Everest summiteers feted in Dublin

The Nepalese Embassy in London organized a special function in the Irish capital of Dublin on July 12 to felicitate Irish Everest summiteers and also to promote Nepal Tourism Year 2011 campaign.

Number of visitors coming for trekking, mountaineering down

The number of tourists coming for trekking and mountaineering – two popular tourism products of the country – declined to 11.65 percent of the total visitor during fiscal year 2010/11 from 20.9 percent of the pervious fiscal year, according to Economic Survey 2011.

Eco-trekking workshop in last week of July



Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN) is organizing the 13th Eco-Trekking Workshop in the last week of July. The workshop is being held with the them of 'Promoting Responsible Tourism in Destinations'.

Around 70 participants from TAAN's member agencies are expected to participate in the program. TAAN has been organizing the event to promote responsible tourism practices among member agents.
The workshop will center on eco-tourism, developing corporate culture, responsible tourism, trade unionism, flora and fauna and field-based practical for eco-tourism, according to Bachhu Narayan Shrestha, first vice-president of TAAN.
"We will finalize the destination for the workshop within a few days," Shrestha added.

The last edition of the workshop was organized in Godavari of Lalitpur.

Tourist arrivals rise by 6 % in May

Tourist arrivals rise by 6 % in May :


Tourist arrivals to Nepal in the month of May increased by six percent as compared to the figure recorded in the same period last year. A total of 26,634 foreign tourists entered the country via air in the month, according to Immigration Office at Tribhuvan International Airport.

Korean is the first woman to climb all 14 highest peaks

Korean is the first woman to climb all 14 highest peaks

South Korean mountaineer Oh Eun-sun became the first woman to climb all 8,000-meter peaks in the world. Oh reached the summit of Annapurna (8091m) on April 27 to complete her illustrious campaign that she started by climbing Gasherbrum II (8,035m) in 1997. Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner was the first mountaineer to climb all eight-thousanders.

Nepal's Sales Mission to China concludes

Nepal Tourism Board with the cooperation of China Southern and six prominent tour operators who have long experience in serving Chinese tourists organized a Nepal Sales Mission in PR China.


Other News Headlines

• Everest summiteers feted in Dublin
   By High Mountain :: 23 Jul 2011   

• Tourist arrivals rise by 6 % in May
   By High Mountain :: 06 Jun 2010