Pemba Sherpa, a director at 8K Expeditions and one of five new private-sector members appointed to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), spoke about his early priorities for the board in his first remarks since taking office.
"Tenzing," a narrative feature about Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay's historic 1953 summit of Mount Everest, has been selected to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in a gala presentation.
Nepal has secured a landmark victory in global luxury tourism, with Shinta Mani Mustang crowned the world's No. 1 luxury hotel in Robb Report's prestigious "50 Greatest Luxury Hotels on Earth 2026" ranking, elevating the country's profile far beyond its traditional identity as an adventure travel destination.
The Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nepal in Business-Growth Advisors (NiB-GA) to jointly promote wellness tourism integrated with trekking and adventure activities in the Himalayas.
The Pokhara Tourism Council (PTC) in association with Saarang Services Pvt. Ltd. and the Nepalese Young Entrepreneurs’ Forum (NYEF) Pokhara Chapter has announced that preparation is on to host Nomads Basecamp 2026, with this year’s edition scheduled for September 25–27 at the Pokhara Event Center.
A US-manufactured drone has successfully completed high-altitude supply flights on Ama Dablam, months after Nepali authorities blocked a similar American drone from operating on Everest amid regulatory concerns and a broader US-China contest over drone technology in the Himalayas.
The 7 Summit Foundation has announced it will formally open Buddha View Park, which is being constructed near Pikey Peak in Solukhumbu district, by the end of October to attract domestic and international tourists to the region.
Nepal welcomed 71,775 international visitors in July 2026, marking a 2.3 per cent increase compared to the 70,193 arrivals recorded in the same month last year, according to the latest figures released by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB).
Ramada Encore by Wyndham Kathmandu Thamel has completed a leadership development programme that uses behavioural assessments and personalised coaching instead of conventional classroom-based training, marking what the hotel describes as a new approach to leadership development in Nepal's hospitality industry.
The election for the 2026–28 executive committee of the Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) is set for August 14, with three panels led by Bharat Jung Pandey, Jiswan Tuladhar Shrestha and Yubika Bhandari entering the fray.