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Foreign Tourists to get Concession on Domestic Flights in Nepal

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Foreign Tourists to get Concession on Domestic Flights in Nepal
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February 24: Foreign tourists can now enjoy a discount in airfare within Nepal.

The Tourism Revitalization Steering Committee has inked an agreement with Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines to provide a discount in the airfare to foreign tourists to attract more external tourists. As per the agreement, foreign tourists will be charged an amount equal to the fair that Nepali passengers pay for domestic flights.   

According to the state-owned RSS, the committee formed under the chairmanship of Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale entered the agreement with the private airlines to ensure a concession in the domestic airfare for foreigners.    

Foreigners traveling by air within Nepal had been paying nearly a double fare that Nepalis used to pay for the air ticket for domestic flights due to the policy adopted by the government. There were growing concerns among the foreigners traveling to Nepal that they were charged more than the locals for air tickets, RSS reported.

Coordinator of the committee Rajaram Giri told RSS that they made the same proposal with other private airlines and they too are positive about it.    

Furthermore, the committee has appealed with the agencies concerned to coordinate and collaboration with the stakeholders to identify new prospects for tourism sectors and enable invest-friendly atmosphere in this sector.    

The Committee has requested the COVID-19 Crisis Management Centre to simplify and amend the travel criteria put in place by the government for the passengers traveling in and out of Nepal considering the decline in rate of COVID-19 infection in the country and across the world.     

Likewise, the Hotel Association of Nepal has also decided to provide a discount upto 20 per cent to the foreign tourists for booking hotel rooms in a bid to revive the tourism industry that has been hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic.

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