PATA AT&RTCM off to a grand start
Posted: Wed 9 Feb, 2011 5:52 PM
The PATA AT&RTCM2011 event being held in Pokhara, Nepal, was off to a grand start on February 7 with the welcome reception and dinner hosted by the Nepal Mountaineering Association at the International Mountain Museum.
The traditional lamp lighting ceremony was presided over by Kishore Thapa, secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation; Arjun Bahadur Bhandari, western regional administrator; Prachanda Man Shrestha, CEO, NTB; Yogendra Shakya, national co-ordinator, Nepal Tourism Year 2011; Hiran Cooray, chairman, PATA; Greg Duffell, CEO, PATA and Pawan Tuladhar, chairman, PATA Nepal Chapter.
Close to 200 delegates attending the event enjoyed an evening of traditional Nepali dance performances and cuisine. Later on, guests were invited to tour the museum.
