Approximately 100participantsfrom Asia, USA , Europe and Nepal attended the first day of the International Conference on Accessible Adventure 2018 today at Hotel Shangrila in Pokhara, Nepal. The three day conference will bring together international best practice in inclusive tourism for seniors and travellers with disabilities.
The conference intends to lead to improved tourism infrastructure, facilities and services and provide new opportunities for people with mobility challenges for employment and experiencing Nepal’ s tourism wonders. The discussions kicked off with paneled by former US Ambassador to Nepal Mr. Scott De Lisi. Participants heard from Renaud Meyer, UNDP Country Director, Deepak Joshi, CEO of Nepal Tourism Board, Mr Shaurav Sharma, Senior Program Manager of CBM and Mr M. Keivom, First Secretary of Indian Embassy, Head of Education Wing who discussed the alignment of accessible tourism with the Sustainable Development Goals. A lively discussion ensued about how to develop the proper awareness throughout the business community of the significant worldwide demand for the accessible adventure experience, and how Nepal can capitalize on this market to diversify its tourism industry! Tomorrow, participants will hear from a range of local and international experts on a range of topics around the accessibility needs of travellers with limited mobility and the challenges specific to Nepal. The final day of the conference will see the inauguration of Nepal’s very first accessible trekking trail. TheconferencehasbeenorganisedbyNepalTourismBoardandUSCbasedInternational Development Institute. Please visitwww.icaanepal.com or contact Mr.Suman Timsina at icaa@idiworldwide.net for information and photographs on the event.
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