Kathmandu, April 17: The third edition of the Buddhist International Travel Mart is set to take place from May 24.
In order to promote tourism, the
Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) is hosting the mart
event.
According to the NATTA official
sources, the inaugural ceremony of the mart followed by international
conference and exhibition will be held in Kathmandu on May 24-25 while
Business-to-Business (B-2-B) session, farm trip, networking dinner and closing
will take place in Lumbini on May 26.
As many as 150 buyers
(international hosted buyers) and more than 60 national and international sellers
interested in international Buddhist tourism) are expected to participate in
the event.
More than 1,100 visitors from major
Buddhist countries including India, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia
and Sri Lanka will attend the mart.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Deepak Raj Joshi expressed the belief that the mart
would help Nepal make publicity of the international Buddhist pilgrimage
tourism sector.
NATTA has also expressed its belief
that the mart would prove to be a historical opportunity for the promotion of
religious tourism, particularly Buddhist heritage of Nepal. -(RSS)