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Campaign launched to recover Nepal tourism

Kathmandu, August 8, 2015 – Nepal’s government is pulling every diplomatic strings to get foreign embassies to change their travel advisories so that the Himalayan nation can be considered “a safe place to visit,” this according to Kripasur Sherpa, Nepal’s Culture and Tourism minister.  More than three months after the earthquake, the authorities want to jump start the tourist sector, a key component of the country’s economy.

Mr Sherpa said, “the earthquake affected only a small portion of the territory and now visitors are no longer at risk. Almost 80 per cent of the country and many tourist destinations were not touched by the earthquake”. In view of this, “when foreign countries change their travel advisories and remove Nepal from their danger lists, we can restart the tourism industry thanks to visitors from the United States, Europe and Asia.”

Nepal welcomed 800,000 visitors last year, but the government anticipates a 50 per cent drop this year due to the earthquake. Mr. Ramesh Kiumar Adhikari, Administrative Chief of Nepal Tourism Board and Member Secretary of Working Committee of Nepal Tourism Promotion Committee, a collective of travel insiders based in Nepal, states “The best way to support Nepal is to visit Nepal Now. Most tourism areas are safe. Kathmandu is back to normal and all shops, restaurants and cafes in Thamel are open”.

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