POKHARA, June 18: Tourism entrepreneurs in Nepal are worried as Chinese airlines have warned that it will stop flights to Nepal if the VAT provision on air tickets is not removed. These entrepreneurs, who are looking to tap the potential of Chinese tourists to revive the ailing tourism industry in the country, believe that any decision by Chinese airline companies to halt flights to Nepal over the VAT row on air tickets could deliver a significant blow to the country’s tourism sector.
Pom Narayan Shrestha, chairman of the Pokhara Tourism Council (PTCC), said that China has expressed dissatisfaction after the implementation of VAT on air tickets. “Nepal’s tourism sector has high expectations from Chinese tourists. The…