Two tourism veterans in Nepal met in Kathmandu last week to announce the launch of a new WTN Chapter. This chapter is now accepting members. The World Tourism Network will announce a new chapter in ...

A private initiative, also supported by the World Tourism Network Nepal chapter, published an Open Appeal to Our International Friends: The Voice of SMEs in Travel & Tourism As someone who has ...

Nepal’s tourism sector has hit rock bottom this year due to the Covid-19 crisis, and it will take at least five years to fully recover, according to hotel owners, airline executives and trekking ...

In 1950, French mountaineers Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal climbed Annapurna I, the first ever eight-thousander peak to be climbed. The French team walked down to the Indian border, took a train ...

Mandip Giri fondly recalls the autumns when tourists once filled every corner of Thamel. It was the season of clear skies, ...

Climbing fees brought in $5.9m for Nepal last year, with Everest accounting for more than three quarters of that [Getty Images] Nepal will make 97 of its Himalayan mountains free to climb for the next ...

Tourism contributes 8% of Nepal's GDP and relies heavily on its famous mountain treks, including from Mount Everest’s base camp. Foreign tourists usually start treks from Kathmandu but last week's ...

Nepal will be hosting its inaugural LGBTQ+ tourism conference next month with the goal of establishing the country as an inclusive and welcoming destination for sexual minorities. Scheduled for ...

Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay speaks at the “India-Bhutan Tourism: Expanding Horizons” event organized by FICCI in Delhi, India, Mar. 15, 2024. Credit: Prime Minister’s Office, Bhutan ...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Nepal’s deadliest protests in decades erupted just as the country entered its peak tourist season, dealing a blow to businesses that had been preparing to welcome trekkers from ...