Graduate Student Speak

Dinesh Basnet, HDHM 2008

Current Company: Basnet Investment Group (BIG)

Location: Kathmandu, Nepal

Position: MD-Golden gate Holidays Travels & Treks || MD-Sajilotravels.com

Director - Success Path Educational Consultancy

Director - Global Youth Recruitment Service

Most notable success: Owning Travel Agency and many new ventures so far has been a notable success to me besides being appointed as Secretary for SOTTO, 2018-2020

Career path to date: I started my career as an intern in Genting Highland, Malaysia Now I own a full fledged recognized Travel agency as anentrepreneur apart from having all other association as starts- up and consultant.

Year Ahead: I have a strong determination to lead national level association in tourism 

The plan in future: I want to work as entrepreneur in mega projects in Hotel Agro Tourism based project within years.

About IST: Firstly, I would like to thank IST family for giving me a great platform to start my journey of hospitality since 2005 as a student. Being first college to provide International exposure to the students during the academic program, this college has created benchmarkin sending internship abroad, and luckily I as a student was sent to Genting Highland Malaysia for traineeship. So this is right opportunity for students to start their study and career like I did by having an association
with IST. From the very beginning IST is producing quality human resources in the market which is fact is helping tourism industry to grow. The academic standard, way of life at IST, up to date course curriculum, exposure inside and outside the college frequent visiting classes, guest lectures, and greatinternational network with chain properties has set IST apart from rest of the other colleges in the market. Thus if student wants to boost their career with all these competitive advantage IST College is the right place for you. Finally, I would like to thank IST again for what I am today and also making all the contribution in tourism industry.