Tourism News

Kathmandu: Nepal government’s Department of Tourism said that all 414 climbing peaks including Mt. Everest are opened and permitted for climbing. There is no such plan to close them. “Our attention has been seriously drawn towards false rumors covered in a few media about closure of peaks,” said the press…

Tourist police registering tourist complaints Kathmandu: Nepal police has proposed for additional nine check posts outside Kathmandu valley. The main purpose of additional tourist check posts is required to boost up the government goal to bring in 2 million tourists and give them a sense of security, while they will…

Kathmandu: In the last spring season, a total of 967 climbers summited 14 mountain peaks, while16 died during the ascent and an estimated 44.8 million rupees were collected as revenue, according to the latest reports received from the department of tourism. Of the total 967 successful summiteers, 644 summited Everest…

Kathmandu: Entrepreneurs associated with the tourism sector have stated that any hearsay in connection with banning Everest summit during the “Nepal Visit Year 2020” would be illogical and detrimental for the tourism sector in Nepal. They were directly or indirectly referring to one of the recent controversial remarks of the…

Kathmandu: An international film city is likely to be constructed at the Besishahar municipality in the Lamjung district. Aakash Adhikari, the chairperson of Sky Entertainment Private Limited Nepal, and Chairperson Francisco Signoriello on behalf of World Area Holding SRL (an Italian company) formally signed the agreement Wednesday to construct the…

Kathmandu: Nepal government has stepped back from hosting the 20th edition of the International Indian Academy (IIFA) award in Nepal after clamorous voices raised against this award function in Nepali media. Earlier, Nepal’s cabinet meeting had decided to host the IIFA award function in Kathmandu by granting an estimated budget…

Kathmandu: Gandaki provincial government has appointed conservationist Juddha Bahadur Gurung as Coordinator of ‘Main Organizing Committee for Visit Year.’ Mr. Gurung has also been assigned with the portfolio of coordinator for provincial government’s coordinator for  Internal Visit Year 2019, Visit Nepal 2020, and Tourism Infrastructure Year 2021 and Comprehensive visit…

  NMA organized interaction program Kathmandu: Professionals associated with mountaineering field at an interaction program complained against exaggerated use of death toll and traffic jam during the Everest summit. Speaking during an interaction program organized by Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), Environment Conservation Committee in Kathmandu Monday, the participants complained that…

  P.M. Oli inaugurating Nepal Airlines 61ist Anniversary Kathmandu: Prime Minister K.P Sharma Oli, while inaugurating the 61ist anniversary of Nepal airlines Monday said that the national flag carrier airline is the main tool for success of Nepal Visit Year 2020. P.M. Oli also added that the airline’s debt of…