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> Hello Nepali, > I'm a nepali too and I don't agree with this Nepal Tourism Year 2011. On my opinion, we don't need 1 million of jhole tourists. What we need is not quantity but quality! > Look at the example of Bhutan - few thousand of quality tourists and I think they are earning better from tourism than what nepal earned from half a million of tourists visiting in 2009. > Of course it's and will be a "big joke" for general nepali population as well! What can we expect from 1 millions of jholes who bargains for paying an accomodation of 200/300rps and find it too much for paying a 100 /200 bucks for food a day? Do you see a benefit from the tourists who wants to save money while travelling? > If there is no benefit for the country from tourism, why do we need 1 million? Tourism should bring benefit to the country and it's big population then it's sustainable and success. If it only brings some benefits for some small population in thamel and pokhara agents then it's not good - just simply not good and we have to review our tourism policy. > Nepal should not focus on being a cheap destination. > So it's just a big SPAM. > > cheers :-) > > For kind information of Nepal Board Readers; > > With the slogan "Together for Tourism", the Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 has been formally unveiled by the government on Friday. > > Prime Minster Madhav Kumar Nepal inaugurated the NTY 2011 by lighting a lamp brought from Lumbini, the birth-place of Gautam Buddha, in a special ceremony organized at the Nepal Army pavilion in Tundikhel, Kathmandu. > > Speaking on the occasion, he said the government expects active help and support from everyone to make this national campaign a success. > > PM Nepal also informed about the government plans to draw 1 million tourists to Nepal during the period. > > According to data available, a little over 5,00,000 tourists visit Nepal each year. Nepal suddenly saw an increase in tourists visiting the country following the cessation of conflict in the country. > > It is believed that NTY 2011 will help in boosting the national economy by brining in more tourists and also promote Nepal in the international market. > > One of the highlights of the ceremony was a cultural programme displaying the tradition and cultural mores of various ethnic communities in the country. > > Similarly, there was encouraging participation of representatives from political parties, tourism entrepreneurs, businessman, private sector, and people from various other sectors. > > They had also participated in rallies taken out from different places in the capital which had later converged at the Army Pavilion, Tundikhel. > > Similar programmes were also organised in Biratnagar, Janakpur, Birgunj, Chitwan, Pokhara, Bhairahawa, and Nepalgunj today. > > Various political parties, including the main opposition Unified CPN (Maoist), have already pledged to avoid strikes and bandhs in 2011 for the success of the NTY 2011.