KATHMANDU, June 1: The International Travel Bloggers and Media Conference kicked off here in the capital on Thursday.
This is the first time that the conference has been organised in the country to promote the message in the global tourism market that Nepal is the gateway to the Himalayas. The theme of the conference is – Nepal Gateway to the Himalaya.
Taking part in the meet are 107 travel bloggers from 33 countries, 70 travel and tourism-related experts and more than 100 journalists from various countries.
In the biggest tourism event ever, held at Budhanilkantha in the capital, the participants shared knowledge and experience regarding the tourism products of their respective countries, the use of digital media and the new practices in the field.
Travel vlogs promoting Nepal’s tourism
Experts from various countries shared information on the tourism market, tourism products and ways of promoting both.
Some 500 people from home and abroad participated in the conference organized by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Nepal Chapter as the executive organizer, the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation as the host and Nepal Tourism Board as the main organizer.
Minister for Health Gagan Kumar Thapa, inaugurating the conference, said that the conference, organised with a new vision of tourism and a long-term goal, would play a key role in promoting Nepal's tourism in the world market.
He opined that Nepal's tourism would be much benefited from the promotional programme through this international level conference in the context of the Nepali tourism market with high potentials in terms of natural, geographical and cultural aspects not been reaping the expected benefits.
He also stressed the need of the government and the private sector to work together for further promoting the country's tourism.
Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Tourism Board, Deepak Raj Joshi, highlighting the potentialities of Nepal's tourism market, reiterated that the conference would be useful in giving a new message to the global tourism market.
PATA CEO Mario Hardy described the conference as the appropriate forum for promoting new tourism product in the global tourism by exploring the avenues for nature and culture tourism of Nepal, a country of the Himalayas.
PATA Nepal Chapter president Suman Pandey said that the conference has been organized with the objective of promoting Nepal's tourism throughout the world through digital media.
Health Minister Thapa also launched the special issue of Himalaya Travel Magazine on the occasion. RSS.
