BEST Western International (BWI) is continuing its rapid expansion in Asia Pacific with the launch of its inaugural hotel in Nepal.
Scheduled to open its doors in 1Q2013, the 60-room Monty’s hotel signed into Best Western hotel chain will be a brand new midscale property located on Thamel Road in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.
“Nepal’s travel industry is booming, and Best Western is proud to offer a brand new hotel catering to the growing number of tourists wanting to experience this (destination),” said Glenn de Souza, BWI vice president International Operations – Asia & the Middle East.
According to BWI, Nepal has witnessed a surge in tourist arrivals in recent years. In 2011, which was designated ‘Visit Nepal Year’ by the country’s Ministry of Tourism, more than 544,000 tourists entered the country through Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport – 21 per cent more than in 2010.
This trend has continued in 2012, with arrivals increasing 23 per cent in the first four months of this year, to almost 208,000.
Meanwhile, air access to Nepal has also been on the uptrend, with an increasing number of direct connections to Kathmandu – including the recent launch of new low-cost services by flydubai, Air Arabia, SpiceJet and IndiGo.
