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Taplejung: British mountaineers trapped by Maoists
Goethe Zentrum opens reading room
Typhoid, Malaria & Kal-Azar desease hit Terai
Royal Nepal resumed its flights
Singapore Airlines supended its flights
Buddha Air
Global warming hits Everest glacier
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2007
December 2007
Annapurna ACAP: Maoists collecting money
Dragonair to resume flights to KTM
October 2007
Manang, Khumbu: Maoists collecting money
Cholera outbreak in in west Nepal
Silkair to fly to Nepal
July 2007
Etihad to launch flights to Nepal
Hotel room rates go upward
Increase in Tourist arrivals
April 2007
Increase in Tourist arrivals
December 2007
Annapurna Conservation Area: Maoists resume collecting money from tourists

Reports from Kaski and Myagdi districts say that Maoists continue extortion from tourists demanding NRs 1800 as "tourist fee". Maoist activists beat up a foreign tourist at Dangsing northeast of Birethanti (Kaski district) for refusing to pay donation as demanded by them. The tourist was ron the way back from a trekking tour to Tatopani (Myagdi district) and Ghorepani (Around Annapuran Trail) demanding that he pay Rs 1800 as "tourist fee".

Dangsing lies on the "Manang trail" from Ghandruk or Ghorepani to Naya Pul some 42 kilometers away from Pokhara. A deployed police team arrested the two Maoists involved in the incident.

Maoists demand money
Annapurna Region Trekkings
Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) in Lo Manthang

December 2007

Dragonair to resume flights to Kathmandu

DRAGONAIR TO START SERVICES TO KATHMANDU IN DECEMBER
Dragonair today announced that it is relaunching scheduled services to Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, on December 2. Flights will operate four times (Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday) a week using an Airbus A320 aircraft.
more on Dragonair's new connection to Kathmandu

October 2007

Manang and Everest region: Maoists resume collecting money from tourists

Reports from Manang, Lamjung and Solo-Khumbu districts say that Maoists continue extortion from tourists.

Maoists demand money

October 2007
Outbreak of cholera in west Nepal

An outbreak of cholera in west Nepal has claimed the lives of least 62 people and affected hundreds of others, local media reports said. At least 13 villages in the northern part of Kalikot district have been severely affected," reports from the region said.

October 2007

SilkAir to fly to Nepal

SILKAIR TO FLY TO KATHMANDU

Customers can now enjoy direct flights between Kathmandu and Singapore
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will introduce a three-times weekly service between Singapore and Kathmandu from 30

October 2007.
Flights will leave Singapore every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 0910 hours and will arrive in Kathmandu at 1205 hours (local time).

Flights out of Nepal's capital will depart at 1305 hours, arriving in Singapore at 2015 hours (local time).
There are presently no direct air services between both countries.
more on SilkAir's new connection to Kathmandu

July 2007

Etihad to launch flights to Nepal

Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways will start a four flights-a-week service from its Abu Dhabi home base to the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, in October.

The flights will provide a valuable link for the 90,000 Nepalese nationals living in the UAE as well as the growing demand from leisure travellers looking to sample Nepal's ancient culture and the world-famous Himalayas.

Kathmandu will join Etihad's expanding network across the Indian subcontinent which includes Dhaka, Delhi, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Mumbai, Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar and Lahore.

James Hogan, Etihad Airways' chief executive, said: "Etihad continues to provide our customers with frequent flights and connections to the world's leading capital cities and population centres. The Kathmandu service will be enormously popular with the UAE's Nepalese community as well as leisure travellers flying with Etihad from Europe and North America."

Tourism in Nepal has developed considerably in recent years with thousands of travellers visiting the country each year to enjoy its spectacular scenery, wildlife and Everest, the world's highest mountain.

Etihad will operate a two cabin Airbus A330-200 between Abu Dhabi and Kathmandu configured to carry 262 passengers, with 22 in business class and 240 in economy.

July 2007

Hotel room rates go upward

Hotels in Nepal intend to raise room rates. Five-star hotels have recently decided to raise the rates by 15 percent from October 2007. In addition to increment, hotel rooms will see another 20 percent rise, which includes a 10 percent service charge from coming January 2008.

July 2007

Increase in Tourist arrivals

The Immigration Office at Tribhuvan International Airport said that visitor arrivals to Nepal by air increased by 9.6 % with a total of 23502 tourists visiting the country in June 2007. The European market has recorded a strong increase by 39 %. the Asian market registered a commendable upsurge in arrivals with a notable rise of 289.5% from China, 235.4 % from Taiwan and 11.7 % from Japan. Though the Indian market recorded a negative growth of 12.8 %, more than 50% of the tourists visiting the country last month were from India, according to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) statement.

April 2007

Increase in Tourist arrivals

According to data that Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) made public, the inflow of tourists jumped by 33.5 percent in March 2007, as more tourists were encouraged to visit Nepal following the improved scenario for peace.

A total of 34,122 foreign tourists came into the country by air during the month, well above from 25,553 tourists in the same month last year. The number of tourists from Europe increased by 58.2 percent, US tourists by 36.9 percent, Japan and South Korea by 31.9 percent. The number of Indian visitors dropped by 5.3 percent.

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