PATA summit, adventure mart to take place in Pokhara from May 29

POKHARA: The PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) Annual Summit and Adventure Mart 2023 will take place in Pokhara, a major tourist destination of Nepal, from May 29 to June 1. Co-organised by the Government of Nepal, the Nepal Tourism Board, and the PATA, this is the first time that the Summit is taking place in Pokhara since Nepal got its international membership in 1975, said the NTB Chief Executive Officer Dhananjaya Regmi at a press conference on Wednesday in Pokhara. The local level will coordinate the Summit. The main organising committee for the event formed under the chairmanship of the NTB chairperson comprises members of organisations relating to tourism.  This summit is expected to be a milestone in tourism of Nepal, and Pokhara and Gandaki Province in particular, at a time when the sector marred by the global Covid 19 pandemic is reviving, said Regmi. This has also provided an opportunity for Nepali and international tourism entrepreneurs to meet and share on the same platform, he added. “This is the third time that Nepal is hosting the Adventure Mart, and the first time that the summit is taking place in Nepal. We have expected this to further boost Nepal’s tourism and return the tourism situation to the same pre-Covid until the end of 2023 by increasing inflows of tourists,” he said. Around 300 representatives from 15 countries and the PATA executive board members are expected to participate in the event where a range of issues from sustainable tourism to crisis management, aviation safety, and adventure and mountainous tourism will be discussed, said PATA International Secretary Suman Pandey. Pokhara Metropolis Mayor Dhanraj Acharya pledged to provide assistance for the event. READ ALSO:

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