Nepal Introduces TIMS
Nepal’s tourism begins it’s new year, 2008, with a new system called Trekkers Information Management System (TIMS).
The new system allows Nepal Tourism Board to better serve to trekkers in case of emergency and also better maintain records of trekkers in the country.
All trekkers must carry a valid TIMS, a free certificate that is now issued by Nepal Tourism Board and by Nepal Trekking Agents Association.
If you are trekking in Nepal, *PLEASE BE SURE* to ask your trekking agent for a TIMS Certificate and carry it with you. It is assumed that your trekking agent or operator should be able to give you this certificate making hassle free for you. Otherwise, you will need to walk or take a cab to visit NTB or TAAN office.
The certificate is free, and can be obtained from Nepal Tourism Board office in Kathmandu, Pokhara, Bhairahawa, Mahendranagar, and Kakarvitta.
In future, NTB may issue this certificate online through it’s website and/or through the other tourism organizations in Nepal.
Click here, for a list of tourism websites from Nepal; listing from our web directory.
The above image was produced with suggestions from RJ Rowen and K. Milton, two University students from the United States who visited Nepal recently.
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It is very important to have a kind of monitoring and facilitating system in place for any sort of outdoor activity that involves physical risk. Trekking is a major outdoor activity in Nepal’s mountain tourism. Given the rugged physical condition and remoteness of almost all trekking areas of Nepal’s Himalayan mountain region, a record system is very essential that would be helpful in monitoring the safety and security of trekkers.