 |
|||
|
|
|||
|
| LETTERS |
Going For The Overkill As your cover story "A Milching Cow?" (Spotlight September 29) pointed the tourism industry of Nepal is facing a serious crisis with everyone trying to extract gains out of it. Surely, the local authorities have valid reasons for imposing taxes on visiting tourists, but they should not overlook the other fringe benefits their locality will eventually earn from inviting more number of tourists. By ruthlessly extracting levies, the cities like Bhaktapur and Patan might one day find it hard to attract foreigners. Sandip Shrestha Security First No tourists will come to Nepal if we cannot maintain strict law and order (A Milching Cow? Spotlight September 29). Until now there has not been any serious security threat to tourists in Nepal. But this does not mean there is not going to be any such threat in future. No room should be left for complacency. If we can maintain our image as a safe and peaceful place, tourists will no doubt continue to come here. Sabita Acharya Diversify The Industry There is a stark need to explore and develop new tourist destinations as we have been serving the same old packages since last many years (A Milching Cow? Spotlight September 29). New packages will attract new tourists, make their stay here longer and ultimately help increase their frequency of travel here. International and regional marketing programs are essential. In this direction, Nepal Tourism Board has been doing a good job by launching marketing campaign in India and abroad. Narendra Bista About Local Taxes It would be very difficult if not impossible to ask the local bodies like municipalities to not impose tax on tourists at a time when the civil society has been demanding for more devolution of power (A Milching Cow? Spotlight September 29). The municipalities have every right to impose tax on tourists. But what they should understand is whether their move would turn counter productive in the long run. Because tourism is the primary source of income to many of these municipalities, their reasons behind imposing more tax is financially sound but logically weak. There should be an extensive debate among the civil societies regarding this issue. This is the only way to convince the local bodies where their long term gains lie. Dinesh Khadka BBC's Game Plan Like the most sinister Nepal Game Plan a few weeks back, some kind of abominable plan can be clearly seen in BBC's recent debate on South Asia. We cannot even imagine that the BBC could stoop so low to carry out the vile design of some evil men. All Nepalese people should stop listening to the BBC broadcast. The government must order all TV networks to erase the BBC channel otherwise people might take violent action against the networks. Govind Shrestha BBC's Changed Color The free, objective and honorable BBC is dead. A slavish, corrupt and sinister BBC is born. Should we mourn the death of on honest organization or should we rejoice the birth of a slave? Arun Pradhan The British government has disgraced two hundred year old friendship with Nepal. If they think they still care for us, they must sack the Director of the BBC. Bimal Upadhya I have been an avid listener to the BBC for the last fifteen years. Ever since the BBC started the nefarious debates hurting our pride and sensitivity, I have stopped listening to the BBC. It gives me great pain even to think that BBC can sink so low. All patriotic Nepalese must stop listening to the BBC or watching the BBC channel. Shame on BBC. Madan Rai All the Nepalese working for the BBC should quit and come back home. If they have any pride left in them, they should not work for an organization that does not respect their nation. Ram Bahadur Limbu |
Send your feedback to the
editor: spotligh@mos.com.np |
