Pride of Nepal

Visiting my own county is pride. Ace travels have explored over the world and has played great impact in tourism promotion of the Nepal. One of the new places was explored by Ace travels. That is in Illam from the top of the hill we can see the lake together with mountains and nature. Ace travel also focused on its details that if there would be one good hotel so that tourist can stay for a long time.

The first trip was next month priced NRs 48,000 for 12 days. There were no infrastructures like road, electricity and others. We need to walk for 3 days and can return in 2 days. The plan made was to stay in that place for full one day. The very first day we need to go and stay in the hotel second day at Illam. In the third day we will move forward and in 5^th day we will reach there the place is called as Ukeshor. We will stay there in Ukeshor for 6^th day and walk down in 7^th day. In the 8^th day we will reach Illam and visit Illam for 8^th, 9^th, and 10^th day. Only in 11^th we will move to Kathmandu and reach in 12^th day evening.

I started thinking of constructing Hotel. I talked to different people and they asked me to allocate how much budget it will take to make hotel at that place. They also asked me how will the travel agency help to take the tourists at that destination.

After a week I moved to Ace travel and asked receptionist to let me talk to the head of the organization. And she said sir is out of the country. I then booked the ticket for my trip even though my motive of visit was not only travelling but to know the feasibility of the constructing Hotel.

As I had talked to investors and they said to find the travels agency role. In Ace travels, I said, “I wanted to meet marketing manager”. The receptionist said the room is upstairs and I move up and out of the door written Marketing Manager. Before going up the lady called Marketing Manager if he is busy. Then I went inside the office.

Guess what? There in the chair of marketing manager Aseem Sharma was there in the clean saved look and he lost most of the hair of his head. He looks matured and I didn’t do Namaste but shake the hand. Mr. Sharma I called, and yes he said. He still didn’t recognize me as I had lenses in my eye not eye glasses. “I am Pradeep Parajuli”

Oh yes!!!

We talked for a while and I said about the plans and he said,” we do not directly invest in hotels but we promote the hotels if they are really required. We have forcefully done many promotions and we are successful till now.”He also added, ”for this place the investors form UK are also interested. These people are previously form Nepal.” I was delighted. Also he said,” they will be in the travelling in the coming trip there. 3 investors are there and one in female. They will arrive Kathmandu but 10 days before the trip.”

So it was almost done with the promotions and marketing of the hotel through one travel agency. Now the problem arises as others are also interested to invest or not. I started thinking about the two hotels now. But let me go to the trip first.

The day of travelling we were only 14 people to travel. Those 3 people, me , two are staff of the office, and 2 form the Netherland, 3 from Canada and rest from Nepal itself. Before the micro started Marketing Manager was there. Mr Sharma,” aati ramro 6 place chai ani talai arko surprise k cha bhane yo trip ma Ms Thapa, hamro class ko 6” I directly entered to the micro and saw Thapa je, OMG kali ta gori po bhaya6. Srijana Thapa is General Manager of the Delux Hotel in UK. She looked so beautiful. We talked so many things. She said “I am in UK and its been 3 years. Probably I will get PR this year as the provision has changed to high level officers. I am running one of the big hotels of UK. And I am interested to invest here in Nepal. So I am in this visit.” I shared the investors who wanted to invest there and she said,”  for the hotel I am thinking we are three here and we will be investing around 60% and one of our senior wants to work in Nepal and he will invest rest of the 40% and he will handle the management himself.”

The project seems to be bigger enough. We could explore many more things like the transit hotels and in the way side of the jungle small temple was there. There were many more things that can be done. Cycle path could be developed. So I discussed with Srijana and her friends.

We could find the need of other 2 hotels in the transit. As we were only to walk, there were carriers who carry our bags. Srijana proposed collaborative way of doing the business. Let’s open three hotels and two will be small but at the top Ukeshor will be the biggest. Srijana was in one month visit to Nepal.

Before departing she had a video conference with the senior Tom who was going to invest and run the hotel along with me and the investors of my group. We had come to result as all the three hotels will be running through collaboration, 30% my investor will put, 45% srijana and her group will put and remaining 25% by Tom. Tom will be back in Nepal within few months.

Thapa je will come to Nepal after she gets the PR and will work in Nepal and UK jointly. As she worked in Hotel she had enough knowledge about it. She has built the strong client relationship and will be able to bring many foreigners in Nepal.

Facts:

Aseem Sharma

1.       Aseem completed MBA in marketing and wanted to work in foreign country. He went to Syprus but was unable to stay there and came back to Nepal and become the assistant Marketing Manger of Ace travels. It has been few months he became the Marketing Manger or the Agency.

2.       Aseem was about to marry the same girl he used to meet in Basantapur those days when he used to study BBA.

3.       He stared speaking more than enough these days and says marketing is all about speaking.

4.       His decision in organization is always counted because he was very good in forecasting.

5.       He has no any plans to go any foreign country to work.

Srijana Thapa

1.       Her motive to visit Nepal was also to find suitable boy to marry.

2.       She broke up recently with the UK guy and wanted to marry Nepali Man.

3.       She plans to connect Nepal as best destination for Tourist and has been working in her own way in UK by spreading the words about Nepal.

4.       She will be investing in Nepal further more.

5.       She became so gori ki no one will be able to say her Kali.