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<title>Dragonair to start daily flights to KTM from September</title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/86</link>  
<description>Dragonair is starting daily flights to Kathmandu from September. The Hong Kong-based carrier is currently flying three times a week .  . ..... </description> 
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:00:00 +0000 </pubDate>  
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<title>China starts issuing Tibet permit</title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/85</link>  
<description>Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu is formally resuming issuance of permits for Tibet to third country visitors from August 1 . ..... </description> 
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:07:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Nepal creates free digital map for tourists</title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/84</link>  
<description>Tourists visiting Nepal can now expect a much easier travel, thanks to digital support available in the country.  . ..... </description> 
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2011 12:55:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Tourist arrivals up 47 percent in May</title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/83</link>  
<description>Tourist arrivals via air in May increased by 47 percent, as compared to arrival figures of May, 2010.  . ..... </description> 
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>UK royal couple to honeymoon in Nepal</title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/82</link>  
<description>The cat is out of the bag and Nepal can sit smug and enjoy the limelight while other blue chip tourism destinations turn green with envy. . ..... </description> 
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:22:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Four Nepali women to attempt Annapurna IV </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/81</link>  
<description>Four Nepali women are planning to summit Mt Annapurna IV in this spring.The Nepali Women Annapurna Expedition 2001. . ..... </description> 
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:21:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Nepal Tourism Year begins</title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/79</link>  
<description>Marking the beginning Nepal Tourism Year, Nepal Tourism Board amidst a function on January 1 welcomed tourists at Tribhuvan International Airport. . ..... </description> 
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2011 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Chitwan Elephant Festival starts from Decmber 26</title>  
<link>http://verticaladventures.biz/blog/78</link>  
<description>Regional Hotel Association Chitwan, Nepal is organizing the 7th Chitwan Elephant Festival 2010. ..... </description> 
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Tara Air Twin Otter crash</title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/77</link>  
<description>A Twin Otter aircraft, operated by Tara Air carrying 22 people on board crashed in the foothills of the Himalayas in eastern Nepal..... </description> 
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:09:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Rural women engage in tourism promotion </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/74</link>  
<description>Women of remote Parsa district are actively involved in a door to door campaign to make Nepal Tourism Year 2011..... </description> 
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:09:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Nepali cyclists won cross country race in India </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/72</link>  
<description>Cyclist from Nepal, Ajay Pandit has won the eight days cross country cycling event held in Himachal Pradesh of India..... </description> 
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:58:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Helicopter crashed in Everest region </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/71</link>  
<description>An Ecureuil helicopter operated by Fishtail Air, private company crashed near Base Camp of Ama Dablam, Everest region this morning.... </description> 
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:10:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>19th timeS Everest summiter gone missing in Baruntse </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/70</link>  
<description>Veteran Nepali mountaineer Chewang Nima Sherpa, who is one summit short of equaling the record of most summits on Mt Everest, has gone missing... </description> 
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:14:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Sita Air crashes at Lukla Airport, all passengers safe </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/65</link>  
<description>Sita Air Dornier228 aircraft crashed while landing at Lukla airport on Tuesday. </description> 
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Three new trekking routes unveiled </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/64</link>  
<description>Three new trekking routes unveiled on World Tourism Day Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation launched three new trekking trails as a part of celebrating 31st World Tourism Day in Kathmandu on 27 September. </description> 
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:20:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Nepal Celebrates The Birth Of Baby Rhino </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/63</link>  
<description>Animal lovers in Nepal are celebrating the first rhino calf to be born in the Bardia National Park since poaching was stopped almost two years ago. </description> 
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:20:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Spicejet starting flights to Nepal from October </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/62</link>  
<description>Spicejet, the budget airlines of India starting flights on New Delhi to Kathmandu sector from October 7. This will be Spicejets first international destination. </description> 
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:25:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>The Longest Trekking Route to open In Nepal </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/61</link>  
<description>According to the Nepal Tourism Year Implementing Committee, Nepal will soon open the worlds longest alpine trekking route, aiming to attract walking tourists from all over the world. </description> 
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>A domestic plane crashed in Makwanpur</title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/60</link>  
<description>A domestic airplane owned by Agni Airlines, a private company crashed this morning in Makawanpur deistic, southwest of Kathmandu.  </description> 
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Oman Air launching flights to Kathmandu </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/59</link>  
<description>Omans national carrier, the Oman Air launching its flights from Muscat to Kathmandu from 2 September 2010.  </description> 
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:46:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Dragon Air doubles flight to Nepal </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/58</link>  
<description>Dragon Air announced that it would add three more flights in its Hong Kong to Kathmandu, making its flights on the route to six a week from September first. </description> 
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:46:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Tourism Crisis Cell established  </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/54</link>  
<description>Nepal Tourism Board NTB and Himalayan Rescue Association on July 21 signed an agreement to establish Tourism Crisis Cell TCC to coordinate rescue of tourists in case of emergencies and address other tourism related problems.      </description> 
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:24:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Two new Four Star hotels in Kathmandu  </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/53</link>  
<description>Two new four-star hotels start operation in Kathmandu right on the eve of Nepal Tourism Year 2011.     </description> 
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:21:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Locals initiative to save rhododendron </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/52</link>  
<description>Rhododendron conservation has gained momentum in Ghorepani area of Maygdi district. Increased tourist arrival in the region has encouraged locals to conserve the rhododendron forest. Tourism entrepreneurs in Myagdi are also assisting the locals in their campaign.    </description> 
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:10:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Sarkozy wants to visit Nepale </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/51</link>  
<description>According to new Nepalese Ambassador to France, Mohan Krishna Shrestha, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has shown interest to visit Nepal.    </description> 
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:14:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Visitor Arrivals glide high in June </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/50</link>  
<description>The Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport released the data of tourist arrivals in June 2010. Arrival have increased by 16.3 percent to 26,997 compared to the same month last year.   </description> 
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:10:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>New trekking route in Gorkha </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/49</link>  
<description>In collaboration with Nepal Tourism Board, NTB, Gorkha Tourism Development Committee has introduced new trekking route from Manakamana to Gorkha.  </description> 
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:46:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Nepalese women to climb Worlds 7 summits </title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/48</link>  
<description>According to Nepal Tourism Board, NTB, a team of nine Nepalese women will leave on June, 2010 to begin their venture to set the record climbing all seven of the worlds highest peaks in each seven continents. </description> 
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:02:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Zimba Zangbu elected NMA president</title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/47</link>  
<description>Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has elected Zimba Zangbu Sherpa as its new president. Sherpa received 443 out of the 851 votes cast, edging his competitor Bhumi Lal Lama by 63 votes.  </description> 
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:48:00 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Direct bus service from Pokhara to New Delhi</title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/46</link>  
<description>A local Travel Company has been running passenger buses directly from Pokhara to New Delhi and back. The company is currently running Pokhara to New Delhi direct bus service three days a week to Monday, Wednesday and Friday - and from New Delhi to Pokhara on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. </description> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:11:11 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>China bans children climbing Mt Everest</title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/45</link>  
<description>Less than a month after American boy wonder Jordan Romero made mountaineering history by becoming the youngest climber in the world to summit Mt Everest, the highest point on earth, it is now certain that no one else will be able to beat the record with China announcing a curb on kid climbers from autumn. </description>  
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:11:11 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Apas 20 times &amp; Jordan the youngest to atop Everest</title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/44</link>  
<description>Apa Sherpa, 49, has broken his own record by reaching the top of the highest peak in the world for 20th time on May 22.</description>  <pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 11:11:11 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Dragon Air is planning to increase flights to Nepal</title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/39</link>  
<description>Dragon Air is planning to increase its flights to Nepal aiming to support Nepal Tourism Year 2011. According to news sources, the Airline has been planning to increase its flight to six times a week from this September, for the moment it has been flying three times a week to Hong Kong, Dhaka, and Kathmandu sectors.</description>  
<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 10:12:11 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Visa fee for climbers waved off</title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/37</link>  
<description>On the occasion of upcoming Nepal Tourism year 2011 campaign and Dhaulagiri Golden Jubilee celebration, Nepal govt. has decided to wave off visa fee for foreign mountaineers, who have climbed Mount Everest and Mt Dhaulagiri.</description>  
<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 13:11:11 +0000</pubDate>  
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<title>Search going on for missing trekker</title>  
<link>http://www.verticaladventures.biz/blog/36</link>  
<description>Coordinating with Nepal security agencies Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal, TAAN has intensified search operation for missing US trekker Aubrey Caroline Sacco.</description>  
<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 14:11:11 +0000</pubDate>  
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