‘Travel’ Archives
‘Nepal can be LGBTI friendly tourist destination’
Kathmandu September 01, 2010-With Nepal celebrating Nepal Tourism Year 2011 with ambitious plans of attracting more tourists, the possibility of large numbers of tourists from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgenders and inter-sex (LGBTI) community visiting Nepal was highlighted in a press conference today. Speaking in a press conference, Senator Dominic [Read More]
China Air crash kills 42 as plane overshoots runway
BEIJING, China Aug 25, 2010- A passenger plane overshot a runway while landing at a new airport in northeast China late on Tuesday, bursting into flames and killing 42 people of 96 on board, in the nation’s worst air disaster since 2004. The accident will be a jolt for China’s fast-growing aviation sector, which has [Read More]
A normal flight, then a crash on the runway
August 18, 2010 San Andres Colombia- Survivor said Aires Airlines Flight 8250 was seconds away from landing at San Andres airport on a small island off the coast of Colombia. The pilot had turned on the seat belt sign and told passengers to stay in their seats. Passengers could see rain and lightning outside their [Read More]
Indonesia to help Nepal to boost Nepal’t tourism
Kathmandu August 14, 2010-Both the fastest growing tourism countries of Asia, Nepal and Indonesia have agreed to joined hands for the development of tourism sector and trade. The agreement was reached between two countries during a meeting between Zet Mirzal Zainuddin, Indonesian ambassador to Nepal and Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) officials in the [Read More]
Following the footsteps of Everest climber George Mallory
Kathmandu, August 01, 2010-A Passion that most mountaineer may have, a dream that seen some 86 years ago, Once again Mountain-climber Conrad Anker talks about “The Wildest Dream,” a new IMAX movie that re-creates George Mallory’s famous and doomed Everest climb of 1924. At the top of the world, Conrad Anker says, the sky is [Read More]
Participates of Nepal in indian tourism fair
Kolkata, India July 20, 2010- Less than six months to go full fledge to its ambition to bring more than a million tourists to Nepal next year, Nepal had participated in tourism fair recently held in Kolkata, India to promote its objectives and to invite visitors to Nepal. Nepal Tourism Board along with four Nepalese [Read More]
Searching for Missing hiker in Nepal
Kathmandu June 10, 2010-Three weeks into his personal search for his daughter in Nepal, Colorado lawyer Paul Sacco keeps running into this: The last trace of 23-year-old Aubrey Sacco was at a hotel a day after she began hiking in the Asian country in April. Still, Paul Sacco plans to keep looking, buoyed by his [Read More]
climate issue:Nepal offers tourists to plant trees
Kathmandu June 06, 2010-While mulling a range of plans to entice more than a million tourists during 2011, Government of Nepal has come up with another scheme to offer tourists. Nepal, known as world famous tourism destination, is offering ” tree-plantation” opportunity to tourists in perception over global issues climate change and environment [Read More]
Mangalore-160 dead on air india express crash
Mangalore, May 22 – An Air India Express passenger plane from Dubai crashed outside an airport in southern India on Saturday, killing at least 160 people when it burst into flames after overshooting the runway and plunging into a forest. There may have been five or six survivors, local media said. One eyewitness said the [Read More]
Dubai Metro Started
Dubai-UAE: When clock hit the time of 09:09:09:09:09: today the Dubai Metro train which is the first of its kind in the region started publicly. With the launching of the first Metro in the Gulf region, Dubai has achieved a never before attempted milestone – the world’s longest automated driver less train system built in [Read More]
