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| Nepal at FITUR 2015 |
The 35th annual edition of the FITUR brought together 9,107 companies from 165 countries and the presence of around 200,000 visitors from around the world, of which 120,000 were professionals. FITUR is regarded as the second biggest tourism fair in the world after ITB Berlin. The first 3 days of the 5 day long fair were dedicated to travel trade and the last 2 days were opened to the general public seeking new destinations to travel.
The objectives of Nepal`s participation were to deal businesses, to strengthen distribution channels among tour operators, to increase trade contacts, to study the various competitive and complementing markets; and more importantly to position brand image and to promote Nepal as a destination.
The participating companies at the Nepal Pavilion were able to secure good business deals and establish professional contacts which strengthened the trade networks. The deliberations and discussions made with the travel media at the Nepal stand provided good opportunities to position Nepal`s tourism brand image among the trade and consumers.
8eyes Travel & Tours, Asian Adventure Treks & Expedition, Blue Sheep Adventures, Destination Nepal Treks & Expedition, Highlander Trekking & Expedition, Himalayan Glacier Trekking, Hotel Annapurna/Fishtail Lodge, I-Tour Int'l Travel Services, Makalu Adventure Travel & Tours, Nepal Social Treks, Royal Mountain Travel, Sampurna Aventura Travel & Trekking, Snowy Horizon Treks & Expeditions, Tourism Management Travel and Trekking, Vista Travels and Yeti Travels exhibited under Nepal pavilion. Mr. Sudarshan Prasad Dhakal, Director General of Immigration Department (Board Member of NTB), Mr. Rohini Prasad Khanal, Sr. Officer and Mr. Khadga Bikram Shah, Sr. Officer represented NTB at the Fair.
