HAN offering 20 per cent discount on food to tourists

Kathmandu, Sept 25: Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN) has announced 20 per cent discount to tourists at its member hotels on the occasion of the World Tourism Day.bHAN general secretary Binayak Shah said the discount has been provided to make the stay of foreign visitors in Nepal pleasant and to promote tourism in the context of the World Tourism Day.

According to him, the discount will be offered on food, especially the Nepali indigenous dishes. Shah said the discount applies only to food as the tourists have already booked the hotel rooms. The discount coupons would be issued to foreign tourists from the HAN’s counter at Tribhuvan International Airport.

Tourists arriving Nepal from the first to the last flight would be served the discount coupon on September 27 which happens to be the World Tourism Day. HAN has stated that these coupons would be valid for September 28 and 29 also and the discount offer would be available in HAN member hotels throughout the country. There are around 2,000 hotels across the country, which are the members of HAN.

Meantime, arrangements have been made for providing discount in various tourism services in Thamel, the tourist hub in Kathmandu, coinciding with the World Tourism Day. The Thamel Tourism Development Council has declared 20 per cent discount on night-time services to tourists in Thamel on the occasion. The Council is organizing a street festival on the occasion, said Sameer Gurung, president of the Council. (RSS)