What the tourism industry typically writes off as the off-season has turned into something of a windfall for Pokhara this year, with a surge of Indian visitors filling hotels, crowding the lakeside promenade and keeping Fewa Lake's boat operators busier than they have been in years.
Nepal Tourism Board and TikTok have launched a three-day workshop in Kathmandu to train tourism professionals, trekking guides, mountaineers, and content creators in digital storytelling, as Nepal looks to sharpen its social media presence under the Visit Nepal Campaign 2026.
Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Khadak Raj Paudel has pledged to bring Gautam Buddha International Airport into full regular operation without further delay, saying Nepal cannot meet its target of attracting one crore tourists without activating both the Bhairahawa and Pokhara airports and connecting them to international destinations.
The New York State Assembly has issued a formal proclamation honouring Urgen Sherpa, a Nepali community organiser, Buddhist scholar and advocate, for more than two decades of service to Himalayan and immigrant communities in New York City.
Nepal recorded 91,363 international visitor arrivals in June 2026, marking a 19.5 percent increase over the same month last year and surpassing pre-pandemic June 2019 levels by 22 percent, according to data released by the Nepal Tourism Board
Nepal continues to draw international attention as part of the Nepal Tourism Board's (NTB) ongoing global promotional efforts, with Wanderlust UK featuring the country in its February/March edition.
An eight-member delegation of Japanese professional wrestlers paid a courtesy visit to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) ahead of their participation in PWXM: Wrestler Castle – The Musical Wrestling Show, scheduled for July 4, 2026, at Nakhipot Youth Club, Lalitpur.
The government has listed a string of tourism and civil aviation achievements from the first 100 days in office, under Prime Minister Balendra Shah's administration, ranging from the approval of flydubai's regular flight schedule from Pokhara International Airport to the digitisation of mountaineering permit services and the launch of a national health tourism strategy — outlining what it describes as a period of significant policy and operational reform for the sector.