Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) on Monday announced Bikram Sambat 2073 as ‘Ghumphir Barsa’, which means travel year, in a bid to promote domestic tourism. The initiative is part of the government’s preparations to organize International Tourism Year 2017-18.A minister-level decision had approved the proclamation of Ghumphir Barsa last Friday.Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will make a special announcement of the programme, the first of its kind, on April 24 to commemorate the first anniversary of the April 25 earthquake.“As our domestic tourism requires promotion, we have decided to conduct a wide promotional campaign to encourage domestic sightseers to travel in Nepal,” said Deepak Raj Joshi, CEO of the NTB. “The programme is part of the preparations to declare 2017-18 as International Tourism Year.