BITM 2023
Date: 11-13 May 2023
Venue: Lumbini Sacred Garden
Lumbini, Nepal
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Buddhist International Travel Mart 2023

Explore the Buddhaland Nepal

Overview
BITM INTRODUCTION

Buddhist International Travel Mart (BITM) is an annual marketplace of the Buddhist pilgrimage industry conceived by Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA). The main objective of organizing the Mart is to exploit the immense potentials that Nepal has in Buddhist pilgrimage tourism. The Travel Mart will not only promote Budhist heritage sites in Kathmandu Valley and Lumbini, but will also offer new tourism products that Nepali tourism entrepreneurs can sell in the international mar..

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WHO CAN BE PART OF IT?

All tourism entrepreneurs in Nepal can participate, as sellers in the Buddhist International Travel Mart (BITM). Sellers will have the opportunity for business deal directly with the hosted and paid buyers from around the global travel market. Tour operators from abroad can participate as buyers. The buyers will get a direct approach to meet the sellers in the mart. Registered participants and sponsors will get access to conference and mart venue but not in B2B session. The volunteer will hav..

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Benefits
WHO WILL BE BENEFITTED?

The main intention of organizing this event is to develop Lumbini as a must-visit destination for all spiritual human being in the world. The local people get economic benefit by selling their local products in and around Lumbini. The tourism entrepreneurs will have expanded product in Nepal with the spiritual theme in addition to Buddhist pilgrimage theme. Local hotels, restaurants, transport operators and airlines companies will have additional opportunities with this event. ..

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Hosted By
Tourism Govt.
Organised By
NTB
Implementing Partner
NATTA
Airlines Partner
Nepal Airlines
Digital Partner
Longtail e-Media
Hospitality Partner
Paawan Hotel
Event Partner
Vogue Ad and Event Management
Media Partner
Nepal News Bank
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Registration

Deadline: 10 May 2023

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Our Speakers

Meet our most valued BITM 2023 Speakers

Prof. Dr. Max Deeg

Professor (Chair), Cardiff University, UK.

Program: Keynote Speech

Dr. Dhananjaya Regmi

CEO, NTB

Program: Business Talk

Mr. Bikram Pandey Kaaji

Goodwill Ambassador, LDT, Tourism Entrepreneur

Program: Business Talk

Mr. Achyut Guragain

IPP, NATTA, Tourism Entrepreneur

Program: Business Talk

Mr. Vinayak Shah

President, HAN and Tourism Entrepreneur

Program: Business Talk

Ms. Yubika Bhandari

Secretary, NATTA

Program: Business Talk

Mr. Most Ven. Vivekananda

Panditarama Meditation Center Lumbini

Program: Academic Session

Mr. Gyanin Rai

Chief Administrative Officer, LDT

Program: Academic Session

Dr. Hari Sarmah

Tourism Expert, Emeritus Prof., TU

Program: Academic Session

Dr. Kiran Shinde

Senior Lecturer, Head, Planning Program, La Trobe University, Australia

Project: Academic Session

Prof. Dr. Ramesh Dhungel

TU, Kathmandu, Nepal

Program: Academic Session

Dr. Rajeev Dahal

Visiting Faculty, NATHM, Kathmandu, Nepal

Program: Academic Session

Mr. Ramu Joshi

Tourism Development Council, Lumbini Province

Program: Role of Media on Branding of Buddhist Tourism, Culture, and Heritage

Mr. Laxman Gautam

Director, NTB

Program: BIMSTEC Session

Mr. Mohiuddin Helal

Tourism Entrepreneur, Bangladesh

Program: BIMSTEC Session

Mr. Debjit Dutta

Tourism Entrepreneur, India

Program: BIMSTEC Session

Mr. Dhan Bahadur Oli

Joint Secretary, Ministry of Foreign

Program: BIMSETEC Session
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Schedule

Program Schedule with date and time

Venue: Hotel Pawan Palace, Lumbini, Nepal
Title of the Keynote Speech: Exploring the Buddhaland: A gateway to Buddhist Pilgrimages Circuits
01:00 PM
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PETER PARKER
05:00 PM
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MICHAEL SNOW
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