http://www.allnepal.com Nature Trail Travels and Tours, Trekking and Expedition en-us http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=306 Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) is organizing Lhosar Dinner Ball, 2010 at Hotel Yak & Yeti on February 17. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=305 The five-day PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference & Mart concluded in Kathmandu on February 5. The conference became successful in addressing key issues facing the industry and was successful in creating the industry's awareness and commitments to sustainable and responsible tourism practices. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=304 German paraglider Christoph Andreas Sattler (26) has gone missing in Fewa Lake since February 5. Christoph plunged into the lake while performing a dangerous stunt from the glider. He had taken off from the jumping site at Sarangkot and the mishap occurred when he plunged into the lake by undoing the straps. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=303 The Pokhara Chapter of Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) is organizing the 11th edition of Nepal Open Paragliding Championship in Pokhara from February 18. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=302 The eighth Annual General Meeting of Nepal Association of Tour Operators (NATO) unanimously elected a 14-member executive committee with Ashok Pokharel as the new President. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=301 The three-week long cook training organised by Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) concluded in Kathmandu on January 26. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=300 The fourth meeting of Sagarmatha Tourism Coordination Forum (STCF) under the Sagarmatha National Park Buffer Zone Management Committee (SNPBZMC) concluded in Kathmandu on January 18. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=299 Three airlines – Yeti International, Cosmic Air and Impro Airways – have lost their Air Operation Certificate (AOC) after they failed to renew their periodic license. The AOC were nullified from January 11 as per the Aviation Regulations, according to Civil Aviation Authority Nepal (CAAN), the aviation regulator. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=298 Nepal Associatoin of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) has elected new executive committee under the leadership of Arjun Sharma. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=297 Total tourist arrival in the country via air in 2009 recorded a marginal growth of 1.1 percent over the arrival figure of 2008. According to Nepal Tourism Board, a total of 378,12 visited Nepal in 2009, up from 374,661 recorded in 2008. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=296 The Public Accounts Committee of legislature-parliament on December 28 directed Nepal Airlines Corporation to cancel its deal with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus to acquire two new aircraft. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=295 The 6th Elephant Festival organised by Regional Hotel Association, Chitwan, concluded on December 28 in at the grounds of Baghmara Community Forest in Sauraha of Chitwan. The festival is organised every year to promote Sauraha as New Year destination. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=294 Annual tourism promotional event Pokhara New Year Festival concluded in the lake city on January 1. The event is being organized from the last eleven years to commemorate New Year and promote Pokhara as a New Year destination for both domestic and international visitors. The event was organized by Pokhara chapter of Restaurant and Bar Association of Nepal (REBAN). http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=293 Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN), with the financial support of GoN/UNDP-Micro Enterprises Development Programme (MEDEP), organised a two-week trekking guide training at Chautara, Sindhupalchwok, from November 29 to December 11. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=292 Alpine Air has announced that that it would start international flights from the third week of January, 2010. Addressing a press meet organized on December 14, Surendra Malla, chairman of the airlines, informed that the airline would use Bahrain Air´s Airbus 319-100 aircraft with 132 seat configuration for the flights. “The aircraft will have 12 seats in business class and 120 seats in economy class,” Malla added. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=291 Flydubai, a budge airline from Dubai, started its scheduled flights to Kathmandu from December 15. The new airline will fly in the sector four times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The airline is offering limited seats for one-way trip at as low as just $175, which includes air fare, tax and other charges and a hand luggage of up to 10 kg. Passengers, however, will need to pay for extra food and luggage. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=290 Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) and Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research – North South (NCCR N-S) jointly organised a national conference on newly opened Machhapuchhre Model Trek in Kathmandu on December 14. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=289 In a bid to draw world attention to the impact of climate change in the Himalayas, the government has decided to hold cabinet meeting at Gorak Shep (5170m), near the Everest Base Camp, on December 4. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=288 Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) together with Tsum Welfare Committee on Novermber 25 organised an interaction on trash management in Tsum Valley. The tourism possibilities of Tsum Valley, lying in the northern reaches of Gorkha district, explored by TAAN last year. The Valley borders with Tibet in the north and is home to a sparse population of Gurungs with their own religious and cultural identity. http://www.allnepal.com/aboutus/news_detail.php?nid=287 The third National Tourism Fair organised by Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu, concluded on November 25. The three-day festival had stalls of many districts, travel trade associations, community groups, tourism colleges, travel publications and private companies.