Nepal and China recently signed a bilateral agreement to promote tourism. Representatives from Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation and Tibet Autonomous Region signed the bilateral tourism promotion memorandum during the fifth meeting of the Nepal-China (Tibet) Joint Tourism Coordinating Committee.
Eight member team of representatives from Tibet Autonomous Region participated during the two days long meeting, the Nepal Tourism Board press statement said, according to a Himalayan Times report.
The meeting was focused on bilateral tourism promotion and mutual coordination. According to the memorandum signed, China (Tibet) will support for the different promotional activities during the Visit Lumbini Year 2012, instant shuttle bus service between Kathmandu and Lhasa, and also increase number of flights between Lhasa and Kathmandu. The sixth meeting of the committee will be organised in Tibet on September 2012. Nepal has witnessed a increase of Chinese tourists in the first 11 months of 2011. Their number grew by 74.4 per cent as compared to the corresponding period in the previous year. From January to November 2011, the number of Chinese tourists coming to Nepal via air has reached to 40,244 against 23,077 same period of last year With this increment, China became the country with the highest percentage of growth of tourists to Nepal as it celebrates the Nepal Tourism Year 2011. The number of Chinese tourists is expected to grow in the coming year as well.
Click here to see the original article>The meeting was focused on bilateral tourism promotion and mutual coordination. According to the memorandum signed, China (Tibet) will support for the different promotional activities during the Visit Lumbini Year 2012, instant shuttle bus service between Kathmandu and Lhasa, and also increase number of flights between Lhasa and Kathmandu. The sixth meeting of the committee will be organised in Tibet on September 2012. Nepal has witnessed a increase of Chinese tourists in the first 11 months of 2011. Their number grew by 74.4 per cent as compared to the corresponding period in the previous year. From January to November 2011, the number of Chinese tourists coming to Nepal via air has reached to 40,244 against 23,077 same period of last year With this increment, China became the country with the highest percentage of growth of tourists to Nepal as it celebrates the Nepal Tourism Year 2011. The number of Chinese tourists is expected to grow in the coming year as well.