Nepalese Tourism Status and Perspective Prachanda Man Shrestha Nepal Tourism Board Kathmandu June 13, 2011.

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Nepalese Tourism Status and Perspective Prachanda Man Shrestha Nepal Tourism Board Kathmandu June 13, 2011

Tourism for Nepal Not a choice but sector of compulsion to Nepalese Economy due its geo-physical situation Sector of Competitive/Comparative advantage: in creating jobs providing economic alternatives generating revenue to State compensating deficit in trade financing preservation and conservation of cultural/natural heritage Proved its resilience during the critical period of national and international issues Created economic impulses equally in urban as well as rural areas

Tourism Policy Goals Make Known Nepal as Premier Tourism Destination Use Cultural Heritage and Conserve Natural Environment as Tourism Resource Mobilize private sector investment for Tourist Services Achieve Volume Arrivals with Higher spends, Longer stay and Year round spread Achieve Full Visitors Satisfaction for repeated visit (Once is not Enough)

Present Status Recorded 526,705 arrivals in the year 2007 Sustained Growth (602,855) in 2010 with 18.2% compared to 2009 Air arrivals for first five months of 2011 registered 26.2%, 12.2%, 4.6%, 34.3%, and 47.1% (Agg 22.9%) compared to same period of 2010 Average Stay for last ten years app.10 days Major Generating Market: Conventional 44%, Neighboring 34%, Emerging 20% Purpose of Visit: Recreation (41.4%) (DVS 2008) Repeators 34% / 64% very satisfied, 32% satisfied / 77% to come back / 95% to recommend (DVS 2008) Repeators 34% / 64% very satisfied, 32% satisfied / 77% to come back / 95% to recommend International Online Airlines 27 with total annual Passenger Seat of About 2.2 million Accommodation registered Bed of and Estimated Survey in 15 Sites 66,603 (2010) Home stay is extension to Camping

Recent Arrival Growth

Economic Contribution Gross Foreign Exchange Earning in 2009 is estimated US$ 350 m. (WTTC estimates $444m in 2010) Direct Industry Contribution to GDP is estimated 3.2% whereas economy-wide is 7.4% in 2010 expecting to reach 8.1% by 2020 In 2010 Economy-wide jobs estimated to be (5.8% of total employment) and Travel Industry employment estmated to be jobs(2.5% of Total) Travel and Tourism Investment is estimated US$ 337m which is 10.6% of total investment in 2010 Productive Growth per year is 18.6% for three years (IFC) Average Sales per worker is 1.6 times higher than rest of other private sector firms (IFC) Almost 24% of tourist spending in State Revenue And Multiplier Effect of Tourist spending is considered comparatively higher in case of Nepal

Functional Agencies in Nepalese Tourism Regulatory Function Government Agencies Operational Function Private Business Entrepreneurs Development Functions Government Line Agencies and Local Agencies Promotional Functions Nepal Tourism Board (Partnership Agency)

Special Initiatives and Government Commitment Tourism Policy 2065 /Tourism Vision 2020 Tourism Policy 2065 /Tourism Vision 2020 Tourist Police for Special Care of Tourist Tourist Police for Special Care of Tourist Crisis Cell to Facilitate in critical situation Crisis Cell to Facilitate in critical situation Media Center for updated information Media Center for updated information Climate Neutral Fund-Plant/Adopt a tree in community forest for carbon mitigation Climate Neutral Fund-Plant/Adopt a tree in community forest for carbon mitigation Initiation for new International/ Regional Airports/ Strengthening National Carrier Initiation for new International/ Regional Airports/ Strengthening National Carrier Cash Incentive for MICE tourism Cash Incentive for MICE tourism Public Commitment Nepal Tourism Year 2011 as National Campaign intending to designate Tourism a sector of National Priority Public Commitment Nepal Tourism Year 2011 as National Campaign intending to designate Tourism a sector of National Priority

Nepal Tourism Year 2011 National Campaign Initiated by private Sector Declared by Government in Sept Broad Objectives of: Mainstreaming Tourism to national development process to broaden base of tourism Regaining confidence of Operators in tourism market Gearing national capacity to cater at least one million tourists a year

Strategic Intervention Public Commitment: Political Parties/Government Agencies/Investors and Entrepreneurs/Professionals and Workers Inter-agency Coordination Tourism Council/NTY Committees Capacity Enhancement Product/ Activity Partnership with DDC/Municipality / VDC/Local Committees/Govt. Committees/Private operators/Entrepreneurs Organized Form/Awareness/Home-stays/In-house trainings/NTY Volunteers Confidence Building and Demand Generation Tourism Trade Fairs/ Sales Mission/ Road Shows/ B2B/ Nepalese Missions/Travel Advisory/Press Conferences/Media Operators Fam Trips/ NRN/ Bilateral Chambers/Hon.PR/ Goodwill Ambassadors/Consumer Ad

Branding and Working Slogan

Political Commitment during Launching 2010

Inaugural Speech by Prime Minister January2011

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