NTB extends welcome to newly appointed Tourism Secretary and Chairman

KATHMANDU, Dec 30:Nepal Tourism Board has welcomed the Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and Chairman of the Board Dr Deepak Kafle.

Dr Kafle, the secretary of Koshi province, was recently transferred to the ministry.

Dr. Dhananjay Regmi, executive director of the board, welcomed him during a session held on Wednesday at the tourism board.

Speaking at the event, Secretary of the Ministry and Chairman of the Board Kafle stated that Nepal is the birthplace of Gautama Buddha and a country with world-famous tourist destinations such as Mount Everest, and that if Nepal can be effectively marketed, it can provide a lot of benefits.
 

Similarly, he stated that he will always be optimistic about the required policy measures to ensure the tourism board's long-term viability and the moral development of its personnel.
 
Regmi, the board's executive director, stated that Nepal's tourism is gradually returning to normal following Covid-19, and that policy facilitation and stakeholder cooperation are required to make tourism sustainable.

Senior board members Hikmat Singh Ayer, Dharma Dawadi, and Sudan Subedi spoke out on the occasion.