Nepal has completed a two-city tourism promotion and business exchange programme in Japan, with events held in Tokyo on April 2 and Osaka on April 5, bringing together tourism industry representatives from Nepal, Japan, and Chinese Taipei.
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.
Tucked away in the hills of Gorkha and Lamjung, a new trekking route is quietly emerging as one of Nepal's most compelling Himalayan journeys — and it has just received a significant boost with its inclusion in the federal government's 100-point governance reform agenda.
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.
Renowned British wildlife cameraman and photographer Doug Allan, known for his landmark work on BBC natural history documentaries alongside Sir David Attenborough, died in Pokhara on Wednesday after falling ill during a trek in the Annapurna region. He was 74.
Helicopter rescue operations in Nepal's restricted areas can now be conducted without prior bureaucratic delays, the Airlines Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) has announced.
Nepal has cleared 69 expedition teams comprising 544 climbers for the spring 2026 climbing season, according to permit data released by the Department of Tourism on April 10.
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.