Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: Local governments in Chitwan, Pokhara and Lumbini have signed a memorandum of understanding on the ‘silver triangle’ concept to make joint efforts for tourism promotion.
At a ceremony organized in Pokhara on Tuesday, Pokhara Metropolitan City, Bharatpur Metropolitan City and Lumbini Cultural Municipality agreed to make joint efforts to promote religious and tourism destinations in the three cities at the national and international levels.
Pokhara Mayor Dhanraj Acharya, Bharatpur Officiating Mayor Bharatpur Metropolitan City and Officiating Mayor of Lumbini Cultural Municipality signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
As per the MoU, all three local governments will jointly collaborate on tourism branding, the development of integrated tourism packages, the organisation of an annual travel mart, and the expansion of inter-provincial tourism connectivity. The agreement also includes provisions for developing integrated tourism packages encompassing all three destinations.
The agreement further states that the three local governments will organise the Silver Triangle Travel Mart on a rotational basis every year. It also envisions conducting business-to-business (B2B) and government-to-government (G2G) meetings as needed, as well as jointly implementing tourism promotion and market expansion campaigns.
