The 2nd Roundtable and Workshop of Tourism Ministers was held on 28-30 August 2006, where the Kathmandu Declaration on Tourism Cooperation and the Plan of Action, proposed in Kolkata, were adopted. In May 2007, comments from all member countries on the Terms of Reference for setting up the Tourism Working Group had been conveyed to the Ministry of Tourism of India. The comments and suggestions will be compiled for further actions. India will then set the date of the 1st BIMSTEC Tourism Working Group Meeting. Details will be conveyed shortly.
BIMSTEC has decided to set up the Tourism Fund with the seed money of USD 10,000 from each country and the Tourism Working Group will be managing the fund.
Meetings/Reports
| Country |
Name |
Organization |
Contact Details |
| Bangladesh |
Mr. Mesbah ul Alam
(Joint secretary, Admin/Tourism)) |
Ministry of Civil Aviation
and Tourism
Bangladesh Secretariat |
Tel : +88-02-716-6618
Fax : +88-02-716-9206,
+88-02-716-6896 |
| Bhutan |
Mr. Lhatu Wangchuk
(Director General) | Department of Tourism,
Ministry of Trade and Industry |
Tel. : +975 2 323251-2
Fax. : +975 2 323695 |
| India |
Dr. Venu V.
(Deputy Secretary) |
Department of Tourism,
Ministry of tourism |
Tel. : +237 19608
Fax. : +237 10518
venu@hub.nic.in |
| Myanmar |
U Htay Aung
(Director General) |
Directorate of Hotel and Tourism
Ministry of Hotel and Tourism |
Tel. : + 95 67 406056
Fax. : + 95 67 406057 dg.dht@mptmail.net.mm |
| Nepal |
Mr. Shankar P. Koirala
(Joint Secretary) |
Policy, Planning, Infrastructure Development Division,
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation |
Tel. : +9771 422 0818
Fax. : +9771 422 7758
spk@ntc.net.np |
| Sri Lanka |
- |
- |
- |
| Thailand |
Dr. Sasithara Pichaichannarong (Director-General) |
Office of Tourism Development,
Ministry of Tourism and Sports |
Tel. : +662 215 3788
Fax. +662 214 1491
sasithara@tourism.go.th |
