1. Tour Officer (Tours & Treks Operation) : Training at Himalayan Institute of Tourism Management, Putali Sadak, Kathmandu, Nepal, Duration: 9 months - 1st April 96 to 31st Dec. 96, Course structures were; Introduction of Tours, travels, treks and Himalayan Tourism, Official position, Duty , responsibility & type of job, General introduction of Nepal with History, Geography, Culture, flora, fauna, World Heritage Sites, Popular tour-destinations, Preparation of Tour file, Air ticket, Visa, passport, Govt. rules & regulation, Itinerary planning & Costing, Program briefing, Staff Co-ordination, Correspondence, Personality development, Marketing, Guest relation, Hospitality, Table Manner, Handling difficult clients, Facing Complaints, Field visit, Tours to all World Heritage Sites 8 Cultural Cities, Trekking in Annapurna Region, Rafting on river Trisuli, In-service Training, Ground Activities, Pick-up & See-off, Follow up etc. etc
   

2. Airlines Ticketing: Training at Himalayan Institute of Tourism Management, Putali Sadak, Kathmandu, Nepal, Duration: 6 weeks - 15th July 97 to 31st Aug. 97, Course structures were; Introduction of IATA, ICAO, & UFTA. Determining the international sales indicator, fare calculation, Journey definition, International time calculation, Familiarization of tariff book, Introduction of ABACUS on-line reservation system. etc. etc.
   

3. Tour Guide: Training at His Majesty’s Government, Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation, Hotel Management & Tourism Training Center, Rabi Bhawan, Kathmandu Nepal In co-operation & affiliation with Himalayan Institute of Tourism Management. Duration: 10 weeks - 20th Apr. 97 to 29th June 97. Course Structure were; General Knowledge, facts & Figure of Nepal, Proper Guiding Techniques, Adventure Tourism in Nepal, World wide Tourism Industry and its Development, Nepal’s Anthropology, Art, Culture, History, religion, Festival, Geography, Wildlife, People, Flora & Fauna, Code of conduct, First Aid, High Altitude Sickness & Prevention, Ticketing, Visa, Passport, Surface Transportation, Field Visit etc. etc.
   

4. Japanese Language: Training at Skill Language Training Center, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal. Duration: 6 months- 1st Mar. 98 to 31st Aug. 98. Course Structure were; Basic speaking and writing Hirakana & Katakana.
   

5. Computer Course: Training at various institutes, practical knowledge in ms Dos, Win_me, Win word, Power Point, Adobe Photo Shop, Front Page, Internet Explorer, Web Page Designing & conceptualizing, Site Submissions to Major Search Engines, FTP operation, etc.

(A) Worked as a Croupier, Office Asst. & Guest Relation Asst. in casino Nepal, Hotel Soaltee Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza, Tahachal, Kathmandu, Nepal.

• As a Croupier duty & responsibilities were; Dealing various card games such as Black Jack, Poontoon, Flash, Paplu, Baccarat and Roulette to the customer.

• As an Office Asst. duty & responsibilities were; Conducting day-to-day Office Procedures, Reporting to Managers & Seniors, Handling Office Communication etc.

• As a Guest Relation Assistant duty & responsibilities were; Maintaining Greetings & Hospitality to the Customer, Introducing Casino Games, Developing mutual beneficial relationship with clients, Announcing & addressing in various Casino tournaments & functions, Receiving the Clients at the Airport and seeing them off etc.

(B) Worked as a Marketing Officer for "The Path-finder Treks and Expeditions (p) Ltd."
Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal.

• As a Marketing Officer duty & responsibilities were; Official Correspondence and visiting regarding FIT / GIT Tours with both local & foreign agents, Negotiating agent’s special rates with hotels, resorts, travel, airlines and transportation companies in the country, Monitoring various aspects of marketing programs for business promotion, Attending various conferences, Maintaining public relation, designing various distribution materials, Making personal contacts and developing mutual understanding with all travel-related sectors etc.

(C) Worked as an Operation Manager for Village Travel & Tours (p) Ltd. Lazimpat,Kathmandu, Nepal. 
From 1998 to 2003.

(D) Freelancer Working as Tour Guide, Tour Officer, Trekking Guide and Group Leader with following Travel & Trekking Companies in the Country:- 

Ama Travels, Cultural Treks & Expeditions, Himalayan Adventurers, Eco Nepal Adventure, Ultimate Descent, Sanctuary Treks, Adventure Treks etc.

(E) Operated Tours in following City & Sites:-  
Kathmandu Valley, Lumbini, Pokhara, Palpa, Gorkha, Janakpur, Nagarkot, Dhulikhel, Kakani, Daman, Panauti Royal Chitwan National Park, Royal Bardia National Park, Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Shivapuri Wildlife Reserve etc.

(F) Operated Trekking in following region / areas:- 
Everest, Annapurna, Langtang, Gosaikunda, Helambu, Kathmandu Valley Rim etc.

(G) Operated Rafting on following Himalayan Rivers:-
Trisuli, Kali-gandaki & Bhote Koshi

(H) Operated Wildlife Activities in following National Park & Wildlife Reserves:- 
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Royal Chitwan National Park, Royal Bardia National Park, Shivapuri wildlife reserve.

(I) Participated in following major international travel-trade fair & meetings:-

• Representing Pathfinder Treks & Expd., participated in 3 days long seminar held in Hotel Bajra, Kathmandu, Nepal, - year 98 - on " Sustainable quality in Mountain Tourism" – Organized by 'ECO HIMAL' Austria.  

• Representing Adventure Treks (P) Ltd., participated in 3 days long Abacus Subscriber's conference held in Hotel Radisson, Kathmandu, Nepal, year – 99, Organized by RNAC & ABACUS INDIA.  

• Representing Village Travel & Tours, participated in a week long travel trade fair &  business meetings in the World Trade Center, Mumbai, India, - Feb 2002, Organized by TTF India.

(J) At present I'm working as a 'Manager - Tours' <http://www.satyamtours.com> for Satyam Tours & Travel.

Mr. Andrew Golon ( USA ) warsawwonder@hotmail.com
Mr. Franz Koehr ( Germany ) koehr@pd.jaring.my
Ms. Tomoko Kusakabe ( Japan ) kitchi1212@hotmail.com
Ms. Yoshie Sato ( Japan ) yoshie@sato.email.ne.jp
Mr. Mike Tatam ( UK ) mike@rmcoax.com 
Ms. Nicole Worslay (Canada) gracious_gaia@yahoo.com
Ms. Sabine Sengmuller (Canada) randomgirl01@hotmail.com
Ms. Kyoko Kimura ( Japan) kyoko_kimura@nta.co.jp
 

I the under-named as Himal Shrestha, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this Personal Information of mine correctly describes myself and my qualification. Himal Shrestha