Speaking at the press conference organized at World Trade Center on Wednesday, Prachanda Man Shrestha, Chief Executive Officer of NTB, said, “Our main target group are potential urban tourists who are capable enough to travel throughout the country.”
According to the press release, there are altogether fifty-one stalls from different parts of the country participating in the fair. Since the number of stalls was limited, NTB even had to accommodate more than one exhibitor in a single stall. The fair exhibits the pictorial information of local tourist destinations, tourism documentaries, and cultural programs from various parts of Nepal, among others.
“The chief highlight of the fair will be the live Dakiya weaving of Rupandehi and pottery making of Thimi,” informed Shrestha. Altogether, eight District Development Committees (DDC), six tourism institutions, three INGOs, seven tourism development committees, six chapters of Chamber of Commerce and Industries, six tourism associations, five tourism publications, three handicraft centers, three development committees along with the National Museum will be among the participants.
“This time, we're focusing more on introducing the unexplored local tourist destination. For example, we've advertised the eastern parts that include Morang, Jhapa, Terhathum, among others, as virgin East just as we're advertising the western parts as Wild West,” Shrestha informed.
The fair will also feature bungee jumping and canoeing as special features.
“The total budget allocated for this project is Rs 2.5 million. The sum is certainly not fat enough to meet the expenditures of the fair. However, we'll coordinate with our sponsors,” Shrestha informed answering one of the questions from the floor.
The fair will run through a couple of days.
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