Kathmandu, Apr. 30
The Consulate General
of Nepal in New York hosted a tourism promotion event 'Nepal-The Wonderland of
Natural, Cultural and Spiritual Beauty' in collaboration with the Pacific Asia
Travel Association, New York Chapter on Friday.
The programme which
coincided with the celebration week of 75th anniversary of the
establishment of Nepal-US diplomatic relations provided an opportunity to the
Consulate to work in collaboration with the professional tourism body to showcase
the importance of tourism connectivity between Nepal and USA and promote
Nepal's tourism in New York, the Consulate General informed in a statement.
The programme gave a
platform to showcase Nepal's tourism potential and major attractions.
Acting Consul General
Bishnu Gautam talked about the major tourism features and attractions of Nepal,
recently added tourism infrastructure, facilities and new travel facilitation
measures taken by Nepal.
Jeannatte M. Juricic,
Regional Director of US State Department of Office of Foreign Missions,
Regional Office New York joined the event in solidarity to promote Nepal-US
ties and tourism connectivity.
Ambassador Amrit
Bahadur Rai, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the UN in New York, shared
Nepal's perspective on international tourism and the unique potentialities of
Nepal to become an international tourism hub of adventure tourism, recreation,
cultural and spiritual learning and yoga and meditation, among others.
The event was held as
a part of the Consulate's efforts to convey a message that after pandemic Nepal
is re-open for travel and tourism and Nepal is eager to welcoming US tourists
in Nepal.
Dr. Seth Sicroff, writer
and a 14 times visitor of Nepal since 1974 and CEO of Sir Edmund Hillary Medal
Project and Vanessa O' Brien, British-American Mountaineer, Everest Summiteer, and
holder of Guinness World Record including the first woman to reach earth's
highest and deepest points on earth (Everest and Challenger deep) shared their
experience in Nepal, and what keeps them attracting to Nepal.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 1 May 2022.
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