Kathmandu, Jan. 22: A 22-member business team left here today for Stuttgart, Germany to take part in the CMT International Tourism Fair being held from January 20-28, 2001.

The team is led by B. K. Shrestha, the president of Nepal-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NGCCI). Nepal German Chamber has been co-ordinating country’s participation in the fair since 1994, said an NGCCI press statement.

CMT International Tourism Fair, an annual event, is one of the premier tourism fairs in Europe. Organised in the beginning of each year, CMT attracts over 1,000 travel related prominent corporate bodies and tourism promotion boards from more than 100 nations. The Fair has been focussing its coverage largely on tourism, said the statement.

CMT is being organised by Stuttgart Fair Authority every year since 1968.

A large number of visitors from the host country as well as Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands visit the fair to select and arrange their next holiday destination.

NGCCI said that it was being assisted by Nepal Tourism Board and Honorary Royal Nepalese Consulate General in Stuttgart for the fruitful outcome from the country’s participation.

NGCCI said that the team would also be visiting the German agencies of importance to discuss the matter of mutual interest.