Call to lure more Chinese tourists

If only 10 per cent from three million Tibet-bound Chinese tourists can be attracted, Nepali tourism sector can take a turn around.
Despite Nepal being one of the approved destinations by Chinese government for their citizens, Nepal could not reap benefits from it, said Prachanda Man Shrestha, chief executive officer (CEO) of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) during an interaction on 'Possibilities of Tourism Promotion between Nepal and China' here today.
Presenting a paper on 'China Outbound to Nepal,' he said that disposal income of Chinese is growing and they take traveling as a social status. "Nepal needs to double the air seats to maintain the present market share and get more Chinese tourists by Nepal Tourism Year 2011," he suggested.
Nepal could not market itself to the Chinese tourists despite their being among highest spenders during travel. "Nepal needs to bring its product and services as per the expectations of the Chinese visitors apart from marketing our products in China," suggested Rajesh Kazi Shrestha, president of Nepal-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Hisila Yami and Chinese ambassador to Nepal Qiu Guohong also suggested to promote Nepal.