Tourism News

Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Jeeban Ram Shrestha has claimed the Nepali sky to be safe. He said this in his address to the 41st general assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Addressing the general assembly underway in Montreal city of Canada on Wednesday, Minister…

Kathmandu: Cathay Pacific airlines will start operating direct flights to Hong Kong-Kathmandu from coming October 1, after a hiatus of three years. The direct flight by the airline between the two destinations was postponed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The flag carrier of Hong Kong has sent a letter to…

Kathmandu: Foreign tourists’ influx in Annapurna Trail has enthused the local tourism entrepreneurs. The arrival of tourists was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the biting cold has gone up this tourist season. Altogether 7,213 foreign tourists have visited the Annapurna Circuit since January 2022 till date, according to Annapurna…

Kathmandu: Famous American ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson died while skiing on Mt Manaslu due to the last avalanche that had hit the Manaslu base camp. Hilaree had gone missing while skiing when the last avalanche occurred. The dead body of Hilaree was found on Wednesday according to the District Police…

Kathmandu: The tourism sector which was badly battered for nearly two years due to COVID-19 has gradually gained momentum. It may be noted that there was almost zero mobility of domestic and foreign tourists in most of the geographic areas of Nepal since March 2020. But lately, the tourism sector…

Kathmandu: Mountain flight of Shree Airlines, which was closed for the past three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been resumed. Spokesperson of Shree Airlines, Anil Manandhar, shared that the mountain flight has been resumed keeping in mind the convenience of tourists after the situation returned to normalcy following…

Deepak Shrestha Kathmandu: Of those who went missing in the avalanche that occurred at the third base camp of Manaslu Mountain on Monday morning, a person was found dead and 10 others have been rescued alive. The deceased has been identified as Anup Rai of Sankhuwasabha, shared Superintendent of Police…

Kathmandu: As the low-pressure line of the monsoon is near to its average line, Province No. 1, Bagmati Province, Gandaki Province, Karnali Province, and Sudurpaschim Province are likely to receive light rain today. Partial rain is forecast in other provinces, according to the Weather Forecast Division of the Department of…

Kathmandu: An avalanche has occurred at the base camp of Gorkha’s Manaslu mountain. District Police Office Gorkha SP Kedar Khanal informed that some tourists have gone missing due to a landslide at the Manaslu Himal base camp located in Chumanubri Rural Municipality-1. The Department of Tourism has also confirmed the…

Addressing a gathering of HAN on Saturday, Rana said that tourism and the hotel industry have contributed substantially to the country’s economy. The Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, Jeevan Ram Shrestha in the same program released the coffee table book ‘Nepal: A Journey from East to West published…