Visit Nepal 2020 and boutique airport to be inaugurated on Jan 1

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The government is preparing to officially inaugurate Visit Nepal 2020 and Tribhuvan International Airport as a boutique airport on January 1, 2020.

Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister has directed the concerned authorities to make necessary preparations for the inauguration of both on the same occasion New Year Day.

The government has allocated Rs 230 million for transforming the sole international airport of the country as the boutique airport.

The Nepal Tourism Board is announcing its annual budget of over Rs 1.75 billion this week, prioritizing the Visit Nepal campaign, which aims to attract 2 million tourists in the country next year.