. KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Balendra Shah has said works for tourism promotion of Nepal have begun in an expeditious manner and the worry of hotel entrepreneurs would finally end now.
During a special discussion with the office-bearers of Hotel Association Nepal (HAN) held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers on Monday, Prime Minister Shah encouraged the private sector to move ahead as a strong partner of the state. On the occasion, the Prime Minister urged the HAN officials to fulfill their business responsibilities by abiding by the law, to register small and medium hotels with the Department of Tourism and bring them under the tax net, and to study the possible cooperation in the public-private partnership (PPP) model. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Khadka Raj Poudel was also present in the meeting.
Stating that only
12 lakh tourists visit Nepal annually at present, entrepreneurs said that with the increase in tourist arrivals, there will be an unprecedented increase in domestic employment and the hotel industry will become a strong medium to prevent Nepali youths from going for foreign employment.
The meeting was attended by Acting President Dinesh Tuladhar, General Secretary Sajan Shakya, Treasurer Yubaraj Shrestha, Executive Committee members Jaydin Shrestha and Ashlesha Karki and HAN Secretariat Chief Tek Bahadur Mahat.
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