The Great Himalaya Trail Development Programme (GHTDP) and Tara Air have signed an agreement to promote tourism destinations within Nepal. With support of SNV Nepal and funding by the UK Department for International D e v e l o p m e n t DFID / UKAid, the GHTDP aims to help channel tourists and pro-poor tourism investments to less visited and under-developed districts, and benefit the mountain communities. Tara Air will play its role in improving accessibility to remote hilly and mountain regions.

“We believe that tourism plays a significant role in rural economy. Tara Air is the only means of transportation to some of the remotest regions. ‘Helping Develop Rural Nepal’, the Slogan of Tara Air, lives up to its promise,’’ said Umesh Chandra Rai, General Manager, Tara Air.
Mim Hamal, GHTDP Team Leader said, “The Great Himalaya Trail is a remarkable adventure product and we are hopeful that this partnership will most certainly help to improve the overall tourism industry by attracting tourists to new, off-the beaten-track destinations and thereby benefitting the local communities’’.