KATHMANDU, AUG 22 -
Delegates from Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China will discuss ways to promote tourism at a meeting of the Fourth Joint Coordination Committee scheduled to be held from Sept. 10-15 in Lhasa.

According to an official of the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA), 13 delegates from Nepal (six government officials and seven from the private sector) and three government representatives from Tibet will be participating in the meeting that will discuss tourism promotion in the two destinations and develop appropriate plans.

The official added that Nepal had set five major items in the agenda this year. They include issuing visas from the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu to tourists wishing to enter Tibet from Nepal, simplifying helicopter rescue operations in Tibet, resuming Nepal-Lhasa bus service, providing visas to tour and expedition operators on a visa reciprocal basis and royalty waiver for Nepali expedition operators in Tibet.

Nepali expedition operators are presently required to pay US$ 1,400-2,000 per person as expedition royalty.

Posted on: 2010-08-23 08:08

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