Nepal is set to introduce updated hotel classification standards with a stronger emphasis on sustainability, as the government moves to align its hospitality sector with evolving global tourism practices.
Efforts to enhance trekker safety in Nepal’s Everest region have gained momentum with a dedicated search and rescue training programme underway in Kharikhola—an important entry point to the Khumbu and Mera trekking routes.
Prominent Nepali-origin business leaders Shesh Ghale and Jamuna Gurung have once again featured in Australia's rich list, ranking 150th and 151st respectively — marking 18 consecutive years since the couple first appeared on the ranking in 2009.
Norwegian mountaineer Kristin Harila, who holds the record for the fastest ascent of all 14 eight-thousanders, is set to return to Nepal within a week for one of her most ambitious challenges yet — an attempt to summit Nuptse, Lhotse, and Everest without supplemental oxygen.
The popular Sauraha Food Festival is set to return for its 20th edition on March 26, 27, and 28, bringing three days of food, culture, and live entertainment to the tourist hub of Sauraha in Chitwan.
Khadakaraj Paudel, widely known as Ganesh Paudel, has been appointed Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal in the newly formed government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah.
Nepal's new government has placed wellness and adventure tourism at the heart of its 100-point governance reform agenda, setting tight deadlines for actionable tourism plans as part of its delivery-based governance framework approved by the cabinet on Friday.
In a bid to strengthen emergency preparedness across Nepal's most frequented trekking corridors, the Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) and the Sustainable Tourism Project (STP) have simultaneously rolled out introductory search and rescue training programmes in three separate regions — the Everest, Manaslu, and Kanchenjunga circuits.
Barely days into office, newly appointed Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Khadakraj Paudel, popularly known as Ganesh Paudel, has held an extensive consultation with stakeholders from across Nepal's tourism sector, signalling an intent to move quickly on long-standing industry concerns.
Khadakraj Paudel, newly appointed Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, assumed office at Singha Durbar on Friday, hours after taking the oath of office and secrecy from President Ramchandra Paudel at Sheetal Niwas, vowing to make the ministry the starting point of Nepal's prosperity blueprint.