One of the notable things that Nepal Tourism Year has done is bring back investment within the tourism sector when an extended gap. Hotels are currently on an enlargement drive with five-star hotels in Kathmandu alone investing around Rs five hundred million in 2010. Luxury hotels have additionally been established elsewhere within the country, mainly in Pokhara, Bhairahawa, Lumbini and Kanchanpur.These investments create huge business sense as there's optimism within the hospitality business when the record variety of tourist arrivals in 2010. With the country targeting 1,000,000 tourists in 2011 through NTY, enlargement and upgradation of hotels was certain to happen. Hoteliers say the business has been longing for an incident to spice up their occupancy level. “For the last 2 years, the common hotel occupancy was around 70-75 %,” said Vini K. Gupta, general manager of the Soaltee Crowne Plaza. “NTY would increase it to eighty %.”Kathmandu’s five-star hotels—Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Yak & Yeti, Shangri-La, Radisson, Everest, De ‘l Annapurna—all have redecorated most of their rooms. The Soaltee has refurbished one hundred thirty rooms within the Princep Wing. it's replacing the TVs in all its rooms with forty two inch-LCD TVs. per Gupta, the Soaltee has planned to pay Rs 750 million throughout 2010-12 on infrastructure enlargement and upgradation.The Radisson is adding a hundred rooms. per the hotel, the new rooms are spacious and have up to date appearance, lighting and furniture. The hotel is progressing to complete the enlargement project by the primary half 2011.The Yak & Yeti is giving a brand new look to a hundred and fifty rooms within the Durbar Wing whereas the Everest has renovated forty of its one hundred sixty rooms. The Annapurna is currently operating to refurbish its a hundred and fifty rooms.A number of hotels as well as Himalaya are busy upgrading themselves to five-star standing. The Himalaya is adding twenty five rooms for a complete of one hundred twenty five rooms.Two new four-star hotels have are available in the Capital alone. The Implementing professional cluster (IEG) has opened the Airport Hotel at Sinamangal whereas the Red Rose Apartment Hotel is slated to be operational by March. “We are progressing to launch Red Rose Apartment by March,” said govt director Binayak Shah. The investment drive is additionally visible outside Kathmandu. Nagarkot’s deluxe resort, Club Himalaya, has added ....... to create it a 75-room property. Nepalgunj, a business hub in western Nepal, saw the gap of a four-star hotel the Siddhartha read in 2010 designed with an investment of Rs 290 million. Another hotel in Nepalgunj, the Hotel Sneha, has been upgraded from one star to 3 stars. A three-star property the Hotel Kasai has opened in Lumbini, one amongst the foremost destinations for Buddhist tourists. The Kasai cluster of Japan has invested Rs five hundred million within the 46-room hotel. Two additional three-star hotels—Hotel Opera in Kanchanpur and Hotel Ratna in Biratnagar—have upgraded themselves to three-star class.According to the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, there has been new momentum in registering resorts within the country. 3 new resorts—Sukute Beach journey Camp in Sindhupalchok, Balthali Village Resort and Kinnari Resort in Kavrepalanchok—received their operating licenses in 2010.According to the Tourism Ministry, it's currently reviewing the applications of another four resorts—Narayani Resort in Nawalparasi, Pristine Paradise Tent Resort in Dhulikhel, Tiger Land Safari in Chitwan and 2 River Lodge in Melamchi.The personal sector is hopeful that the massive investment can yield results. “The flourishing inbound tourism market has inspired investors like us, and also the response up to now is additionally smart,” said Shah.Apart from expanding infrastructure, hotels are readying their workers by providing them coaching. “We are coaching our workers targeting NTY 2011,” said Amir Pradhananga, sales and selling director of the Everest Hotel. Likewise, the Hotel Soaltee is additionally currently giving coaching to its workers.