March 20: The Tourism Recovery Steering Committee is planning to host a ‘Tourism Summit’ in upcoming September. According to the committee’s coordinator Rajaram Giri, tourism ministers from major countries contributing to Nepal’s tourism sector will be invited to the mega event.    
The objective of the summit is to send the message to the world that Nepal’s tourism industry is now back to normalcy. Giri further said that they want to assure the tourists of warm hospitality through the summit.

“We want to tell the world that we are eager to welcome tourists in Nepal,” he shared.    
In addition to this, Giri said that celebrities from Nepal, India, the UK, the US and other countries will be urged to contribute for the publicity of Nepal’s tourism destinations and a special visit package will be launched to this end.    
As part of its efforts to revive the tourism business, the committee will be producing short audio clips giving information about Nepal’s tourism industry and will be seeking the help of international media to present tourism-related documentaries.    
Moreover, the committee plans to develop a digitalized map incorporating tourist sites in all the 77 districts of the country.    
Likewise, a rapid rescue team will be set up to stay stand by to facilitate the travelers.    
The 19-member panel formed by the government is headed by Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale.    
It aims to formulate and implement plans for reviving the tourism industry of Nepal that has been bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic.    
Its expected works include exploration of potentialities in the related field, tracking new destinations and promoting them thus contributing to creating self-employment opportunities as well as helping build investment-friendly atmosphere in the country. -- RSS