The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has announced a set of immediate and long-term measures to address irregularities in helicopter rescue operations in Nepal's trekking and mountain tourism sector, while reiterating that allegations of deliberate food contamination remain unsubstantiated.
The Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) Lumbini Province has commenced a Tour Product Development Training Program at Hotel Sunstar, Bhairahawa, running from April 8 to 11, 2026.
The Everest Summiteers Association (ESA) has issued a strong rebuttal of media reports alleging that Everest guides deliberately poisoned clients to facilitate fraudulent insurance claims and helicopter rescues, calling the claims baseless and deeply damaging to the dignity and professionalism of Nepal's mountaineering community.
The International Nepal Tattoo Convention, the oldest and largest tattoo festival in South Asia, returns for its 13th edition from April 10 to 12, 2026, at Heritage Garden, Sanepa, Lalitpur, bringing together over 250 tattoo artists from approximately 25 countries.
The third edition of the Cross-Border Tourism Conclave Jhapa-2026, jointly organised by the Nepal Tourism Board and the Tourism Office Kakarbhitta, concluded on Friday at Hotel Mechi Crown in Jhapa, with participants calling for stronger Nepal-India collaboration, policy reforms, and improved infrastructure and service quality to unlock the full potential of cross-border tourism.
The Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN), Map House, and Concept Nepal jointly launched a new pictorial guidebook and trekking map, The Three Faces of Everest, at a function held at the TAAN Secretariat in Maligaon, Kathmandu on April 8.
Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Khadak Raj Paudel 'Ganes' received separate courtesy calls on Friday from the ambassadors of three countries — Lithuania, China, and Japan — at the Ministry in Singha Durbar, underscoring growing diplomatic interest in Nepal's tourism sector.
Amaghedingmo Rural Municipality in Rasuwa district is organising the Yak and Chauri Festival 2083 at Parbati Kunda, Gatlang, on April 26-28, combining yak conservation, cultural promotion and tourism development in one of the Himalayan districts closest to Kathmandu.
The government has formed a new body by merging the Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM) and the Nepal Mountain Academy (NMA), aiming to streamline tourism education and training.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has launched the country’s first-ever Safari Tourism Mart in Meghauli, aiming to position Nepal as a global destination for responsible wildlife tourism.