TAAN, KATA sign MoU to boost bilateral tourism
KATHMANDU: Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) and the Korea Association of Travel Agents (KATA) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration on bilateral tourism promotion.
The MoU was signed by the president of TAAN, Sagar Pandey, and the vice‑president of KATA, Kim Beomje, in the presence of the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nepal, Park Tae‑Young.
The agreement aims to foster active cooperation between TAAN and KATA to promote bilateral tourism, strengthen friendship and enhance mutual collaboration between Nepal and Korea.
Under the MoU, TAAN will collaborate with KATA and Korean travel agencies to promote Nepali tourism products and destinations in various ways to encourage more Korean tourists to visit Nepal. TAAN will also work to enhance the safety of Korean tourists in Nepal through information, safety training and prompt search‑and‑rescue operations, and to support initiatives that encourage Nepali travellers to visit Korea.
KATA will work with TAAN to organise events, campaigns and promotional activities to attract more Korean tourists to Nepal. It will also assist TAAN with information, technology and other logistics to enhance the safety of Korean trekkers and other tourists in Nepal, and will collaborate on initiatives to encourage Nepali travellers to visit Korea.
The signing ceremony was attended by Bae Young Chang, general secretary of KATA; Cha Seung Won, chairperson of the Korea Association of Nepal; and TAAN office‑bearers and executive committee members, including general secretary Sonam Gyaljen Sherpa, joint treasurer Lakpa Temba Sherpa, executive committee members Raju Gurung, Ramesh Lamsal, Nakul Devkota and Rajendra Amgain, and CEO Ram Chandra Sedai.
