INTERACTION ON NEW TOURISM PRODUCTS

After the presentation, various speakers criticized the government for neglecting Rolwaling region which was the gateway to Mt Everest in the early years.

Similarly, Lal Prasad Gurung, director of Annapurna Conservation Area, made a presentation on Sustainable Tourism Development in the Annapurna Conservation Area. "As the advent of roads is shortening trekking routes in the region, we are identifying and developing alternative routes in coordination with Trekking Agencies' of Association Nepal (TAAN)," he added. Making a presentation on 'Manaslu: A Unique Mountain Tourism Destination', Madhu Chhetri, chief of Manaslu Conservation Area, said new trekking routes like Tsum Valley have been developed in the region to attract more visitors to the region. "Organisations like TAAN have been supporting us to develop new routes in the region," Chhetri added.

Prachanda Man Shrestha, CEO of Nepal Tourism Board, said Nepal nature-based tourism is Npeal's unique selling point and that Nepal has been successfully taking conservation and tourism hand in hand.

TAAN E-news 23 Aug 2010