Tourism

Sauraha’s Triumphs and Challenges

Sauraha’s Triumphs and Challenges

While tourist numbers to Sauraha have increased, many hoteliers say that the arrivals are yet to hit the pre-COVID . . . Read more »


Private Sector Urges Overhaul of Nepal Tourism Board

Private Sector Urges Overhaul of Nepal Tourism Board

NTB's failure to participate in WTM is a glaring example of its deviation, say tourism . . . Read more »


Winter Tourism in Nepal

Winter Tourism in Nepal

Stakeholders are urging for government support and strategic promotion to attract more tourists to the country during the winter . . . Read more »


Revamping Manang for High-End Tourism

Revamping Manang for High-End Tourism

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Tayo Eco Resort: Redefining Nagarkot with Luxury

Tayo Eco Resort: Redefining Nagarkot with Luxury

Experience a blend of culture, stunning sunsets, mountain vistas, and pure luxury, all enveloped in warm . . . Read more »


Exploring Health Challenges for Travellers in Nepal

Exploring Health Challenges for Travellers in Nepal

A study shows nearly a third of illnesses among travellers to Nepal is related to the gastrointestinal (GI) . . . Read more »


Untapped Potential of Monsoon Tourism

Untapped Potential of Monsoon Tourism

July 2023   
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Chinese Tourists are Back

Chinese Tourists are Back

June 2023   
The reopening of Nepal's borders to Chinese tourists has brought hope and optimism to the country's tourism industry. After a prolonged absence due to the pandemic and travel restrictions, the return . . . Read more »


New Economy and Tourism

New Economy and Tourism

MAY 2023   
The popularity of Airbnb in Nepal has raised concerns among hoteliers regarding potential revenue loss and tax evasion. While some believe Airbnb can attract more tourists, concerns exist about . . . Read more »


Hotels Eye Recovery

 Hotels Eye Recovery

APRIL 2023   
However, due to a series of setbacks, particularly the Covid outbreak, the hotel has yet to be completed eight years . . . Read more »


Trail Running

Trail Running

MARCH 2023   
Nepal is a natural choice for runners who want to combine their passion for running with a holiday. The country boasts an impressive network of trails that cover tens of thousands of . . . Read more »


Blow to Tourism Revival Hopes

Blow to Tourism Revival Hopes

MARCH 2023   
The frequent and severe incidents of accidents in Nepal are also causing concern among prospective travellers, leading travel agents to believe that this news will have a long-lasting impact on . . . Read more »


Tourism in 2023

Tourism in 2023

The tourism sector saw a gradual increase in international tourists in 2022. According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), a total of 614,148 international tourists visited Nepal last year, with 67,932 . . . Read more »


Bumpy Roads Ahead for Adventure Tourism

Bumpy Roads Ahead for Adventure Tourism

The Last Resort, a pioneer in bungy jumping in Nepal, used to be a popular destination for foreign tourists. Located in Barhabise, near the Nepal-China border, it was a popular destination for . . . Read more »


GBIA DESPERATELY NEEDS INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS

GBIA DESPERATELY NEEDS INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS

At 6:55 am on May 16, An Airbus A320 of Nepal Airlines landed on the runway of the newly-built Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa, marking the beginning of a new era for the Nepali . . . Read more »


CONNECTING TOURISTS WITH DESTINATIONS

 CONNECTING TOURISTS WITH DESTINATIONS

Cable car services have proved to be a boon for the local economy bringing tourists in . . . Read more »


KAVYA RESORT : PREMIUM HOSPITALITY IN NAGARKOT

 KAVYA RESORT : PREMIUM HOSPITALITY IN NAGARKOT

Kavya Resort & Spa, possibly the youngest resort in Nagarkot, assimilates exquisiteness, class and luxury through its charming ambience and sublime views. Kavya, which opened its doors to visitors on . . . Read more »


Tourism Shows Signs of Recovery

Tourism Shows Signs of Recovery

Industry people say tourist footfall growing but not at the desired . . . Read more »


Tourism in the New Normal

Tourism in the New Normal

Tourism in the new normal is a business of innovation. Rhetoric and hackneyed stories do not attract the travellers of today. The channels of distribution have been shattered and the ‘value for . . . Read more »


Locals Keeping Thamel Afloat

Locals Keeping Thamel Afloat

Once a prime tourist hub, Thamel is seeing fewer foreigners post-COVID and is gradually filling up with local partying . . . Read more »


Hoteliers Pin High Hopes on Autumn Season

Hoteliers Pin High Hopes on Autumn Season

Hotel Hyatt Place, situated in Tahachal, officially opened its service to customers in November 2021. The second Hyatt franchise in Nepal opened 21 years after Hyatt Regency Kathmandu opened for . . . Read more »


Tourism Gradually Moving Toward Normalcy

Tourism Gradually Moving Toward Normalcy

JUNE 2022   
With COVID subsiding, tourist footfall has started increasing. However, tourism entrepreneurs say that the best is yet to come, and the government needs to do a . . . Read more »


Tourism in the Past Two Decades

Tourism in the Past Two Decades

MAY 2022   
The year 1998 is considered as the cornerstone of Nepal's tourism. This heralded the first-ever tourism promotional campaign, Visit Nepal . . . Read more »


Tourism in 2022 : Right communication, logical responses crucial for recovery

Tourism in 2022 : Right communication, logical responses crucial for recovery

With Nepal recording the lowest tourist footfalls in 44 years and the country reeling under Omicron wave, tourism entrepreneurs are sceptical about recovery in . . . Read more »


Reviving Adventure Tourism in Nepal

Reviving Adventure Tourism in Nepal

Nepal is undoubtedly the Adventure Hub in Asia, considering the number of adventure activities the country offers. Geographically, there can be very few other countries that are more beautiful and . . . Read more »


Rebranding Nepal as a High-end Tourism Destination

Rebranding Nepal as a High-end Tourism Destination

With normalcy returning to the tourism sector after the government removed almost all kinds of Covid-19 restrictions to vaccinated tourists in late September, debates related to the kind of tourism-- . . . Read more »


Time to Open Up Nepal for Tourism Revival

Time to Open Up Nepal for Tourism Revival

The restrictions in place for international travellers and the government's apathy towards talking to other countries to take Nepal out from their travel bans are big hindrances on the path towards . . . Read more »


Splitting CAAN: A Rational or Risky Proposition?

Splitting CAAN: A Rational or Risky Proposition?

Opinions are sharply divided over the proposed legislations to split the aviation sector body into two autonomous . . . Read more »


Reviving the Aviation Sector

Reviving the Aviation Sector

The Nepali aviation sector has faced the Covid-19 crisis mostly on its own. Now the government needs to step up and lend its hand to help the sector recover and . . . Read more »


A Glimmer of Hope in Mountain Tourism

A Glimmer of Hope in Mountain Tourism

July 2021   
The record high arrival of mountaineers in the spring climbing season has indicated that the revival of mountain tourism is . . . Read more »


New Hotel Projects Amid the PANDEMIC

New Hotel Projects Amid the PANDEMIC

June 2021   
The once spectacularly booming Nepali hotel sector has gone through a tumultuous period after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 with waves of coronavirus outbreaks wreaking havoc on . . . Read more »


How Sustainable are the New International AIRPORTS ?

How Sustainable are the New International AIRPORTS ?

May 2021   
If everything goes as planned, Nepal will soon have second and third international airports, as the construction of Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) and Pokhara International Airport (PIA), . . . Read more »


A GLIMMER OF HOPE IN THE HOTEL SECTOR

A GLIMMER OF HOPE IN THE HOTEL SECTOR

April 2021   
One year on from the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and with investment at stake, hoteliers are doing all they can to recover their losses. They are looking desperately to the government for the much . . . Read more »


Developing Religious Tourism with Proper Plans and Actions

Developing Religious Tourism with Proper Plans and Actions

March 2021   
In early December 2018, veteran Hollywood actor, Morgan Freeman, along with a crew of National Geographic TV channel visited Nepal to shoot a religious documentary series the Story of God. . . . Read more »


Promoting Domestic Tourism during Desperate Times

Promoting Domestic Tourism during Desperate Times

The Kushma-based adventure company and resort The Cliff Nepal, formally commenced operation of bungee jumping and swings, on 31 October, 2020. However, the company soon faced difficulties in paying . . . Read more »


Factors Affecting the Recovery of Nepali Tourism

Factors Affecting the Recovery of Nepali Tourism

On September 16, a 16-teamdelegation from Bahrain along with their prince Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa landed in Nepal with the purpose of ascending Mt. Manaslu, the eighth highest peak in the . . . Read more »


Reviving Nepali Aviation Sector Amid Pandemic

Reviving Nepali Aviation Sector Amid Pandemic

Before the government announced the ban on flights as a response to the surging global coronavirus transmissions in mid-March, Nepal-based travel agencies affiliated to the International Air . . . Read more »


The Lonely Mountains : Getting Mountain Tourism Back on Track

The Lonely Mountains : Getting Mountain Tourism Back on Track

In 2019, around 6,000 foreigners visited Nepal through the Asian Trekking agency, both for trekking and mountaineering activities in various mountains across Nepal. Likewise, Shangrila Tours received . . . Read more »


Bringing Thamel Back from the Brink

Bringing Thamel Back from the Brink

On a regular Friday, Kathmandu Burger, situated in a prime spot in Thamel, would be packed with customers. The burger house that started its operation four years ago would make average transactions . . . Read more »


QUARANTINE INN : Hotels as Isolation Facilities to Hold Foreign Evacuees

QUARANTINE INN : Hotels as Isolation Facilities to Hold Foreign Evacuees

June 2020   
Nepal is observing an unprecedented growth of corona infection, the number of health workers infected by the virus is also growing; locals, as well as some tourism entrepreneurs in such instances, . . . Read more »


Aviation and Hospitality Sectors in Crisis : A Rescue Call

Aviation and Hospitality Sectors in Crisis : A Rescue Call

May 2020   
On April 25, the Nepal government announced a further extension and suspension of all domestic and international fl ight operations until May 15, as a precautionary measure to stop coronavirus . . . Read more »


Saving Nepal’s Tourism from Collapse

Saving Nepal’s Tourism from Collapse

April 2020   
Times are hard for tourism industry the world over Nepal is no exception. The sector which contributes about 9 percent to the country’s GDP and provides employment to over one million Nepalis is . . . Read more »


SUSTAINING AND DIVERSIFYING TOURISM IN TRYING TIMES

SUSTAINING AND DIVERSIFYING TOURISM IN TRYING TIMES

March 2020   
The coronavirus (COVID 19) outbreak will have a big impact on Nepal’s tourism industry. This is because China has almost become our primary tourist source market. The flow of Chinese visitors into . . . Read more »


HOW CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK HAS IMPACTED NEPAL’S TOURISM

HOW CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK HAS IMPACTED NEPAL’S TOURISM

March 2020   
China, devastated by the outbreak of coronavirus, on 26 January issued a public notice restricting its citizens from travelling abroad. Since then, the cancellation of hotel bookings, tour packages, . . . Read more »


Series of Adventure Sports Lined up for VNY 2020

Series of Adventure Sports Lined up for VNY 2020

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THE AIRBNB WAY : THE PROS & CONS OF ACCOMMODATION DISRUPTION

Tourist arrival in Nepal is at its peak during the months of September, October, November and December. Like other destinations, Pokhara receives a heavy influx of foreign and domestic tourists during these months. But the reservation of hotel rooms was contrary to tourist arrivals as the reservation of hotel rooms . . . Read more »


Up in the Air : Nepal’s Air Travel Numbers on the Rise

Up in the Air :  Nepal’s Air Travel Numbers on the Rise

Nepal is home to high peaks, cultural heritage sites, wildlife reserves and breathtaking landscapes. This great diversity has been a driving force in terms of attracting tourists from all around the . . . Read more »


Visit Nepal 2020 : The Infrastructure Challenge

Visit Nepal 2020 : The Infrastructure Challenge

Nepal is gearing up for ‘Visit Nepal 2020’ and focusing on achieving the two million tourists target set by Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation. The . . . Read more »


The 2 Million Challenge

The 2 Million Challenge

In 2002, global tourism figures were plummeting as the world was still reeling under the aftershocks of the 9/11 attacks in the United States. Indian tourism, in particular, had reached its nadir. A . . . Read more »


Adding Value to Nepal’s Tourism

Adding Value to Nepal’s Tourism

May 2018   
Despite the all-time high footfall of tourists in Nepal in 2017, reaching almost a million mark, the country hasn’t yet been able to register an impressive record in average daily spending. In . . . Read more »


The Struggle for European Airspace

The Struggle for European Airspace

In 2017, Nepal improved on ICAO’s safety audit, scoring aviation safety standards score of 66 percent, higher than the global safety benchmark of 60 percent. However, the EU ban continues. . . . Read more »


Bon Appétit : Tourism Opportunities through Food

Bon Appétit : Tourism Opportunities through Food

Good food in today’s world is not just considered as a palate pleaser. Pleasing the taste buds has also become one important way of attracting tourists. Various international surveys and research . . . Read more »


The Tourism Growth Conundrum!

The Tourism Growth Conundrum!

To compare Nepal and Switzerland, in tourism, may appear outrageous or even silly considering Switzerland’s outstanding reputation and achievements in the international tourism market. But such . . . Read more »


Preserving a Bygone Age for Tourist Dollars

Preserving a Bygone Age for Tourist Dollars

Historical buildings are regarded as monuments with a great a deal of importance to any country the world over. They exist to inspire and showcase a country’s feats in engineering, architecture and . . . Read more »


A Vision for Visit Nepal 2020

A Vision for Visit Nepal 2020

Ever since the Nepal Tourism Year in 2011, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation has had a target of welcoming one million tourists into the country. However, the number of tourists . . . Read more »


Taping the Tourism Potential in Tarai

Taping the Tourism Potential in Tarai

July 2017   
Tarai or Madhes, as it is known these days, is a magnificent magnet for tourism. It is a paradise for tourists who prefer tropical climate. It is neither very hot in the summer nor very cold in the . . . Read more »


To Foster Sustainable Tourism

To Foster Sustainable Tourism

June 2017   
The British daily newspaper The Guardian in April announced Nepal among the top destinations in the world to go in 2017. This news came as a boon to the tourism sector that had been struggling to get . . . Read more »


Nepal : A Paradise for Adventure Tourists

Nepal : A Paradise for Adventure Tourists

June 2017   
Home to hundreds of peaks including eight of the highest mountains in the world, scores of trekking routes and rivers originating in the Himalayas, Nepal has been a paradise for adventure seekers . . . Read more »


NTB's Mission Europe : Visit Nepal - Europe 2017

April 2017   
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) is celebrating 2017 as 'visit Nepal' year for European tourists, with the target of bringing in at least 200,000 visitors from Europe in the year. Ever since the year-long campaign was announced on Dec 31, 2016, on the occasion of the 18th anniversary of . . . Read more »


Chandragiri Cable Car Readying for Nepali New Year

Chandragiri Cable Car Readying for Nepali New Year

March 2016   
The country’s second cable car system, the Thankot-Chandragiri line, is almost ready to take off. “If everything goes according to the plan the Nepali New Year (Baisakh 1) is going to be . . . Read more »


Tourism Sector : Ready, Willing and Able

Tourism Sector : Ready, Willing and Able

July 2015   
The tourism sector hit hard by the earthquake is ready more than ever to bounce back and recover its lost . . . Read more »