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Visit Nepal 2020 featured Song Composition

Yeti, our mascot

One hundred and eight larger than life sculptures of yeti, the official mascot of the Visit Nepal Year 2020, will be displayed within and outside ...

Partnership with Lonely Planet

VNY 2020 is working with Lonely Planet to produce three pocket guide books on the themes of spirituality, culture and heritage, and adventure. These will ...

Soft launch of VNY 2020 in Pokhara

A soft launch of Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign was held in Pokhara on April 13. Prithivi Subba Gurung, Chief Minister of Gandaki province, initiated ...

Nepal Tourism Excellence Awards 2020

The first meeting of the Advisory panel of the Nepal Tourism Excellence Awards 2020 was held in Kathmandu. The panel comprises of Prof Dr Bijay ...

VNY 2020 launches Brand Identity amidst industry stakeholders

Held at Hotel Yak and Yeti on June 27 a special event was hosted to release the new brand identity of Visit Nepal 2020. Image ...

Yeti announced mascot of VNY 2020

One hundred and eight larger than life sculptures are being made of the yeti which is the official mascot of the Visit Nepal Year 2020. ...

VNY 2020 honours British hockey players for setting world record

The VNY 2020 Secretariat held a press conference on July 21 to honour the British hockey players team who have created a new world record ...

Interaction with Travel Trade Associations Heads on New Lifetime Experience Products and Budget 76/77

A discussion programme was held on July 8 at the VNY Secretariat in Kaiser Mahal, Kathmandu among the heads of various Travel Trade Associations and ...

Vriksha turning Nepal green

Vriksha Foundation has pledged to make plant 20,000 trees under the initiation of artist Milan Rai. They organised a tree plantation event at the Tribhuvan ...

Delegation of the International Relation Committee Parliamentary Assembly visits VNY2020 Secretariat

The I.R. Committee chaired by Hon. Pabitra N. Kharel and all the members including former Prime Minister Hon. Madhav Kumar Nepal, Hon. Pushpa Bhusal, Hon. ...

Eric Valli recognised as Visit Nepal 2020 Tourism Goodwill Ambassador

The Visit Nepal 2020 Secretariat has recognised renowned French photographer and film director Eric Valli as a Tourism Goodwill Ambassador for the Visit Nepal Year ...

Meeting with Airline Operators

During the meeting on May 22, major plans for promoting the Visit Nepal Year 2020 were discussed with members of Airlines Operating Association of Nepal ...

VNY 2020 hosts closing dinner for Himalayan Travel Mart

A dinner for Himalayan Travel Mart delegates was hosted by VNY2020 Secretariat on June 9 with the intention to promote the campaign among the international ...

Flame of Peace

Suraj Vaidya met with the Head Monk of the Zen Temple for Buddhist Tourism Promotion to discuss the Flame of Peace to be carried from ...

Three women summit Mt Everest to promote goodwill between Nepal, India and China

A flag off program to honour the three women expedition from Nepal, India and China to scale Mt Everest while spreading the message of universal ...

VNY 2020 commissions Lonely Planet to produce three pocket guide books to be launched in January 2020

VNY 2020 has commissioned Lonely Planet to produce three pocket guide books on the themes of spirituality, culture and heritage, and adventure.

Visit Nepal 2020 signs agreement with Shanghai CTRIP to promote Nepal in China

National Coordinator for Visit Nepal Year 2020, Suraj Vaidya signed a long awaited strategic agreement with Shanghai CTRIP Commerce Co to promote Nepal as a ...

Ambassadors and Diplomatic Corp appraised of VNY 2020 initiatives and plans

A meeting was held to share the plans and undertakings of VNY 2020 among all the embassies, consulates and international organisations working in Nepal on ...

Johan Ernst Nison recognised as Goodwill Ambassador of VNY 2020

A talk event organised by Business 360 in the capital on May 6 featured Johan Ernst Nilson, one of the world’s leading explorers, motivational speaker, ...

VNY 2020 supports The Lumbini Museum

The Lumbini Museum today hosted a reception on April 25 to announce its vision for a world-class museum of Buddhism in the birthplace of the ...

International Youth Media Summit 2019

The 14th annual International Youth Media Summit (IYMS) concluded its conference today, August 8, 2019, screening films that its participants produced over the last 14 ...