Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) — Gandaki Province had a discussion with the representatives from Biman Bangladesh regarding the prospects of a direct connection between Pokhara, Nepal and Dhaka, Bangladesh on a program held on 23rd of July, 2021 on Pokhara.
The country manager of Biman Bangladesh, Ashisur Rahman expressed his views that a direct flight connection between Pokhara and Dhaka would be really effective, and highlighted the fact that Bangladeshi citizens are highly attracted towards the natural beauty of Pokhara on a tourism perspective.
President of Pokhara Tourism Council, Mr. Gopi Bhattarai says if Nepal could attract just 10% of the 160 million population of Bangladesh as tourists, it would mean a huge prolongation for the tourism in Nepal. The president of NATTA — Gandaki Province Mr. Sanjaya Kant Sigdel assured to make necessary initiatives with the government regarding the operations of the flights.
Similarly, the president of Western Regional Hotel Association, Mr. Bikal Tulachan added that among the 50,000 Bangladeshi tourists that visit Nepal every year, 20,000 of them visit Pokhara and these sorts of direct flights will be a very important addition. Mr. Ganesh Bahadur Bhattarai, past president of Pokhara Tourism Council expressed his views on reviving the tourism industry with vaccination as quickly as possible is a must. Mr. Basu Tripathi, past president of NATTA Gandaki also agrees on the increase of attraction of Bangladeshi tourists in Pokhara, and direct flights will be definitely be fruitful.
The vice-president of Pokhara Tourism Council, Mr. Pom Narayan Shrestha, vice president of NATTA Gandaki Mr. Hariram Adhikari, Secretary of NATTA Gandaki Mrs. Sangita Poudel, president of TAAN Western Regional Association Mr. Sushil Raj Poudel also expressed their views. A total of 5 representatives from Biman Bangladesh attended the discussion.
पोखरा–ढाका सिधा हवाइ उडानबारे विमान बंगलादेशका प्रतिनिधि र पोखराका पर्यटन व्यवसायीले छलफल गरेका छन् । नेपाल एशोसिएसन अफ टूर एण्ड ट्राभल्स एजेन्ट्स (नाट्टा), गण्डकीले शुक्रबार पोखरामा आयोजना गरेको कार्यक्रममा सिधा उडानबारे छलफल भएको हो ।
कार्यक्रममा सहभागी विमान बंगलादेशका कन्ट्री म्यानेजर असिसुर रहमानले पोखरा क्षेत्रीय अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल सञ्चालन आएलगत्तै बंगलादेशको राजधानी ढाकासँग सिधा हवाइ उडान प्रभावकारी हुने बताउनुभयो । पोखराको मनोरम सुन्दरतामा बंगलादेशीहरू आकर्षित हुने उहाँको विश्वास छ ।
हाल ढाका–काठमाडौं दैनिक एक उडानमात्रै हुँदै आएको छ । ५ करोड जनसंख्या रहेको बंगलादेशका १० प्रतिशतमात्र पर्यटक नेपाल भित्राउन सकिए यहाँको पर्यटन प्रवद्र्धन हुन सक्ने पोखरा पर्यटन परिषद्का अध्यक्ष गोपीबहादुर भट्टराई बताउनुभयो ।
विमान सञ्चालन गर्न नेपाल सरकारसँग आवश्यक पहल गरिदिने नाट्टा गण्डकीका अध्यक्ष सञ्जयकान्त सिग्देलले प्रतिबद्धता जनाउनुभयो । पश्चिमाञ्चल होटल संघ अध्यक्ष विकल तुलाचनले वर्षमा झण्डै ५० हजार हाराहारीमा बंगलादेशीहरू नेपाल आउने गरेकोमा २० हजार जति पोखरा घुम्ने बताउनुभयो ।
पोखरा पर्यटन परिषद्का पूर्व अध्यक्ष गणेशबहादुर भट्टराईले कोरोनाले थलिएको पर्यटन क्षेत्रमा छिटोभन्दा छिटो खोप उपलब्ध गराएर चलायनमान बनाउनुपर्नेमा जोड दिनुभयो । नाट्टाका पूर्व अध्यक्ष वासु त्रिपाठीले पछिल्लो समय बंगलादेशीको आकर्षण पोखरामा बढ्दै गएको बताउनुभयो ।
कार्यक्रममा परिषद्का उपाध्यक्ष पोमनारायण श्रेष्ठ, नाट्टाका उपाध्यक्ष हरिराज अधिकारी, नाट्टाका सचिव संगीता पौडेल, टानका अध्यक्ष सुशीलराज पौडेल लगायतले आफ्ना धारणा राख्नुभएको थियो । छलफलमा बंगलादेशका ५ प्रतिनिधिको सहभागिता थियो ।
Nepal Association of Tours and Travels Agents (NATTA) — Gandaki Province is an umbrella organization that has gained the stature of political, non-profit making and non-governmental organiztion, and is allied to the central NATTA.