Tourism entrepreneurs urge govt to facilitate tourists’ arrival

KATHMANDU: Tourism entrepreneurs have drawn the government's attention to facilitate the arrival of foreign tourists. They expressed concern that the notice issued by the Department of Immigration (DoI) has shown inconvenience and hassle in the service delivery to the tourists. Issuing a joint press statement on Monday, the tourism associations — Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents, Hotel Association Nepal, Trekking Agency Association of Nepal, Nepal Mountaineering Association, and Nepal Association of Rafting Agencies — argued that it would create negative image of the country in the international arena. So, the government had been urged to immediately manage convenience for the foreign tourists. The DoI issued a notice on Sunday urging foreign tourists to pay for the fees of on-arrival visa in cash citing the dysfunction of ATM Lounge at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). Instead of introducing reforms and correcting weaknesses in the tourism sector for its recovery, the recent notice to the foreign tourists invites backlash and cultivates negative image of the country, the tourism entrepreneurs have argued. READ ALSO:

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