Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has said that formal announcement of completion of Nepal Tourism Year-2011 and launching of Tourism Vision- 2020 will be on the same day as part of the government´s commitment to tourism development. [break]
The reason behind celebrating VLY is to unite the world to work toward creating a peaceful society through Buddha´s peace message and making Lumbini the most sought after destination of pilgrimage for Buddhists across the world.
Top leaders of the major political parties, Buddhist scholars, and high-level delegates are likely to attend the inaugural ceremony.
Likewise, the Tourism Vision- 2020 has targeted to lure two million tourists for economic prosperity and poverty alleviation by generating employment through tourism.
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