MADURAI: The recently organised roadshow here by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) was aimed to advertise the potential of the hill country has to offer its travellers and also to provide a positive stimulus to its tourism industry.
In 2011, the Nepal Tourism Year, the country attracted 5.44 lakh visitors by air, wherein 1.45 lakh tourists were from India, of which 50 per cent of the arrivals are from south India.
Mr Dhruba Rai of Nepal Tourism Board, said that the Nepal boasts of a variety of attractive tourist spots aimed to attract people of different age groups – from adventure tourism, religious tourism etc and has established itself as the gateway to Mount Kailash-Manasarover.
The road show in Madurai, is aimed to alleviate the mutual growth in the tourism sector. South Indians, especially those from Tamil Nadu and Kerala, preferred to visit religious places and NTB is willing to boost Mount Kailash and Manasarovar in the region.
Crosswoods holidays 2011
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