Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN) Pokhara chapter and sanctuary tourism Entrepreneurs committee (STEC) signed a six point agrence in Pokhara in the presence of representatives of TAAN and Annapurna area conservation project ACAp) on December 25 . TAAN president Ramesh Dhamala was present in the signing ceremony . TAAN Pokhara and STEC Have agreed to jointly review menu of hotel affiliated with the committee every two years . similarly the committee has agreed to upgrade physical infrastructures at hotels and allocate two room for trekking workers . Similarly the committee has agreed to collect loding and food fee from trekking workers from the counters of hotels they are staying so far the committee had been collecting the fee regardless of where they stay or eat of where they stay or eat the hotel and lodges have also agreed to serve rusts on fist come fist served basis .If room has to be shared due to high pressure of trekkers and workers hotels and lodges have agreed to share rooms as per the mutual understanding . Both the side have also agreed to create environment conducive for trekking workers in major trekking trails in the Annapurna region .Similarly the two sides have also agreed to forge tripartite understanding (by ACAP) for works like tourism promotion exploration of trekking trails infrastructure development and other works . Source by Tourist Times
