Nepal Tourism Promotion (NTP) Multimedia Group is teaming up with Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) to host Nepal Tourism Festival from 14-15 April in Basantpur, Kathmandu. Nepal’s prime minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, will open the festival, which has aims to increase dialogue and discussion on tourism in order to boost economic prosperity. Sessions on various types of tourism, including heritage, commercial and film, will be held, with debates taking place on the impact of climate change, the prospects for tourism in Nepal’s seven provinces and tourism-related political issues. Preparations are also being made to declare Nepali New Year’s Day in 2080 as Domestic Tourism Day.