The 33rd World Tourism Day is being observed organising various tourism promotional programmes with the theme “Tourism and Energy for Sustainable Development” across the country on Thursday.
Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) and Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) along with other tourism related associations are marking the World Tourism Day organising programmes including cultural shows and rallies in the capital.
On the occasion, NTB along with other tourism associations also organised rally starting from Sanchaikosh Building, Thamel to Basantapur in the morning.
Inaugurating the tourism promotional rally, Tourism Minister Post Bahadur Bogati said that this kind of programmes would boost tourism industry in the international arena.
Bogati also urged all to unite together along with government, private and public sector to promote tourism sector.
Nepal has been celebrating World Tourism Day since 1980 in September 27. nepalnews.com