Chitwan. The Nepal-India Cross Border Tourism Connect 2026 program will be organized from Kartik 9 to 11. The program is being organized by the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) International Coordination Council (ICC) and the Prosperous Chitwan Campaign. According to Somnath Sapkota, coordinator of the program and spokesperson for the NRNA International Coordination Council, the program is being organized with the objective of expanding Nepal-India tourism partnership. He said that the program is being organized with the slogan 'Connecting Borders, Increasing Friendship, Promoting Tourism'. He said, “The main objective of this program is to effectively promote Nepal in the Indian tourism market, establish direct business relations between Nepali and Indian tourism entrepreneurs, and connect Nepal's tourist destinations with the international tourism network.” Sapkota said that if Indian tourists can be connected with Nepal's religious, spiritual, cultural, natural, wildlife, and adventure tourism destinations, a great possibility can be created in Nepal's tourism sector. He said, “Nepal's tourism promotion is not possible only by distributing promotional materials. It is necessary to bring Indian tourism entrepreneurs directly to Nepal's destinations, introduce them to hotel and resort operators, provide information about services and facilities, and create a basis for business partnership. This program has been organized with this thought.” He said that 21 tourism entrepreneurs and representatives from various cities of India will participate in the program organized here. He informed that they will have direct meetings and business discussions with Nepali tourism entrepreneurs, hotel and resort operators, and local tourism stakeholders. The program will include business meetings, introductory tours, tourism package creation, and discussions on the possibility of increasing regular tourist arrivals in the future. He said that the goal is to connect Lumbini, Ramgram, Devghat, Nawalpur, and Chitwan into a single tourism circuit. Sapkota said that regional tourism cooperation can be expanded by connecting areas including Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Kapilvastu Municipality, Lumbini Cultural Municipality, Tilottama Municipality, Devdaha Municipality, and Ramgram Municipality into the tourism network.
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