Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management | |
Native Name: | नेपाल पर्यटन तथा होटेल ब्यवस्थापन प्रतिष्ठान |
Native Name Lang: | ne |
Other Name: | NATHM |
Former Name: | Hotel Management and Tourism Training Centre (HMTTC) |
Motto: | Centre of excellence. |
Type: | Public |
Established: | 1972 |
Principal: | Ram Kailash Bichha |
Director: | Narad Kumar Luitel |
City: | Ravi Bhawan, Kathmandu |
Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM) (Nepali: नेपाल पर्यटन तथा होटेल ब्यवस्थापन प्रतिष्ठान) is a public hospitality college situated at Ravi Bhawan, Kathmandu. NATHM is operated by The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation which offers four years bachelors in Travel & Tourism, Hotel Management and Masters in Hospitality Management.[1] [2] [3]
Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM) was established in 1972 by the Government of Nepal as Hotel Management and Tourism Training Centre (HMTTC) with the support of UNDP and ILO. After including the Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM) program for the first time in Nepal in 1999, HMTTC was renamed as NATHM. The academy then launched the Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM) program in 2003.[4]
NATHM has expanded its branches in 3 places of Nepal.
NATHM has expanded its branch in Birtamode, Jhapa, Banke of Lumbini province and Mahottari of province 2.[7]