Nepal is celebrating Tourism Year 2011, it has organized many program to promote it, however, there are many things yet to be done.
Nepal Tourism Day was marked on 14th Jan. with lots of celebration, fireworks and many more. Ministers keep visiting to places to promote it. The government has even put a ban on deforestation but is it enough?
The environment is not clean and pollution haven't decreased yet. We see tons of wastes thrown on the roads, making it difficult for people to walk around, in major junctions like New Baneshwor, Newroad, etc.
The load shedding is increasing every month. The problems of traffic jams and strikes are never ending. How are we supposed to attract tourists if they don't even get basic facilities, if they don't feel safe and if thy can't enjoy their vacations properly?
Moreover, there is the problem of hospitality among the hotel and restaurant management. A paper mentioned that an Indian celebrity chef was scolded for entering in a restaurant's kitchen and the chef had to clam down the manager and give him a lecture on hospitality. Amidst these incidents, the responsibility of making Nepal Tourism Year a success seems far-fetched.
Also, there must be some changes in tourist destinations in Nepal. Nepal is naturally rich country and beside Pokhara, Lumbini and Chitwan, there are other beautiful places to focus on as well. No one would want to visit the same place again and again, no matter how beautiful it is. So the government should have developed infrastructures and made easy access to other places as well. A good change doesnt hurt. Nepal should focus on promoting other places as well, rather than the same every time.
And above all, political stab"actual" Prime Minister rather than the "caretaker".
When all of these are taken care of, than we could actually make Nepal Tourism Year 2011 a grand success.
