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CAAN Director General Adhikari ‘banned’ from entering Prime Minister's Office
CAAN Director General Adhikari ‘banned’ from entering Prime...
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has prohibited Pradeep Adhikari, the director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), from entering the PMO.
Aug 09, 2024
SOCIETY
Over Rs 177 million collected from tourists visiting Hanuman Dhoka area
Over Rs 177 million collected from tourists visiting Hanuman...
KATHMANDU, AUG 8: The Office of Municipal Executive of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has collected an amount of Rs 177.3 million from tourism and other service fees levied on tourists visiting the Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Area in the fiscal year 2023/24.
Aug 09, 2024
ECONOMY
Travel vlogs promoting Nepal’s tourism
Travel vlogs promoting Nepal’s tourism
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Travel bloggers are promoting Nepal’s tourism to the world. Recently, both foreign and domestic travel bloggers have been creating and sharing videos about various tourist destinations in Nepal online, which has been increasing global awareness of the country’s tourism.
Aug 02, 2024
SOCIETY
Tourism Board faces challenges in work execution and budget allocation due to lack of lead...
Tourism Board faces challenges in work execution and budget...
KATHMANDU, July 20: The Nepal Tourism Board has been without an executive head since January 29, when the tenure of former CEO Dhananjay Regmi ended.
Jul 20, 2024
ECONOMY
Govt's plan to celebrate 2023 to 2033 as ‘Tourism decade’ remains unimplemented
Govt's plan to celebrate 2023 to 2033 as ‘Tourism decade’ re...
TAPLEJUNG, July 10: Tourism entrepreneurs have suggested pushing the ‘Tourism Decade’ two years later to 2025 against the government's declaration to observe it in 2023.
Jul 11, 2024
ECONOMY
Procedural gaps boost unauthorized ‘record attempts’ on Everest
Procedural gaps boost unauthorized ‘record attempts’ on Ever...
KATHMANDU, June 25: In the absence of clear procedures for conducting activities in the mountainous region, even 'DJing' has been allowed there.
Jun 26, 2024
ECONOMY
Thamel not benefitting as expected from decision to keep it open round the clock
Thamel not benefitting as expected from decision to keep it...
KATHMANDU, June 21: According to businessmen, besides night entertainment businesses, other businesses in the Thamel area, open 24 hours from April 13, have not flourished. According to the local businessmen, even after two months of the implementation of the decision to allow these businesses to op...
Jun 21, 2024
ECONOMY
Trekking route to Mount Api Base Camp opens (with pictures)
Trekking route to Mount Api Base Camp opens (with pictures)
KATHMANDU, May 17: The trekking route leading to Mount Api Base Camp Trek in Darchula of a Sudurpaschim Province has been operated and necessary infrastructure set up for tourists.
May 17, 2024
ECONOMY
Tourism entrepreneurs advocate free visa policy to boost tourist arrivals in Nepal
Tourism entrepreneurs advocate free visa policy to boost tou...
KATHMANDU, March 19: Although the government aims to attract more foreign tourists, inadequate policies have hindered this effort. Stakeholders point out that while countries with high tourist inflow have simplified entry permits, Nepal's restrictions to a few countries have stifled tourism growth.
Mar 19, 2024
ECONOMY
Nepal: Tourism entrepreneurs fear displacement as tourism campaigns to bring in more touri...
Nepal: Tourism entrepreneurs fear displacement as tourism ca...
KATHMANDU, March 11: Tourism entrepreneurs have alleged that the government's tendency to announce tourism campaigns for gaining popularity without making necessary plans to implement the campaign has failed to increase the number of foreign tourists visiting Nepal.
Mar 11, 2024