DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN NEPAL

There is no proper historical data when tourism was stared to our country. However, can say tourism in Nepal is said to be initiated during the Goops. The first declaration dynasty in Nepal. Instigate impressed by Nepal's arts and architecture, many famous people in Nepal during the ruling period of Lichhivis, Mall as and Ranas, but practically tourisms in Nepal was initiated after the revolution of 1951. The people were liberated and the gates of Nepal were opened still wider for all the foreign visitors.

Nepal has India in three side and china in the north, coming Nepal by land requires one to pass through India or china. The entry points to Nepal from India are Kakkarbihitta, Birjung, Belhiya, Bhairawa, Nepalijung, Dhangadi and mahendranagar. The Kodari pass in Nepal from china. Tourists entering the kingdom by land most passes an internal carnet. After revolution, Nepal is attracting point for tour and traveling, Nepal is landlocked country so that mostly tourists are used aero plane. For this purpose there are so many Airlines are serving the tourists like wise. Nepal Airlines (RA) is the national flag carrion with flight connection to Delhi, Mumbai in India, Bangkok in Thailand, Osaka in Japan, Hong Kong, Sanghai in china, Kula Lumpur in Malaysia, Dubai in United Arab Emirates and Singapore. the other international airlines connecting Katmandu to other part of the world are Biman Bangladesh to Dacca in Bangladesh, china airlines to Lash in Tibetan autonomous region of China, Drunk air to pass in Bhutan and New Delhi in India, Guff air to Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates, Indian airlines to Delhi in India, Quatal Airlines, Thai airlines, Sahara airlines, Pakistan airlines etc.

Tourism is the part was limited to those who could travel could travel foot or trek, in the face of great natural hazards. Because of lack of facilities such as road, communication network and crude means of transport. The development of arts, Architecture, culture, religion and natural beauty drew the attention of foreign travelers, mostly scholars and people with missionary zeal. At present, Nepal has every category of accommodation facilities that range from the international standards hotels, budget hotels, lodges, travel agencies, licensed tour guide, trekking agencies are providing standards services. Even in remote part of Nepal, the coming of tourists over the year has led to the local population paying attention to tourists facilities, hence making accommodation and meals for tourists more easily available then before.Ministry of culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation is developing tourism by government sector. NATA (Nepal Association of travel Agents), HAN (Hotel Association of Nepal), Nepal Maintaining Association and Tourism board are played vital role to development of tourism from its initial stage to present stage. In the present contest the government and private sectors jointly trying to develop the infrastructure for the tourism development. Many international chain of hotels were entered and organized different tourism promotional activities such as 'Visit Nepal 1998''Deatination Nepal Campaign 2002-2003' Sales Marketing Trade Faire Marketing, Sales Mission additional different festivals were organized, which represent "Nepal as of its own".

Now Nepal is going the celebrating the Nepal Tourism Year 2011 with the slogan "Nepal once not enough"