The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) is preparing to establish a dedicated information desk to coordinate updates on tourists affected by the August 26 Bhotekoshi flash flood, as tourism agencies intensify efforts to trace missing travellers and provide verified information to their families.
Nepal is urging international travellers to continue visiting the country despite devastating floods that have affected several parts of the country, saying most tourism destinations remain safe, accessible and open.
Nepal’s parliamentary tourism committee has called on the government and industry leaders to move beyond reassurances and implement a concrete strategy to rebuild international trust in the country’s travel sector, following the recent Bhotekoshi–Trishuli floods.
The Rasuwa flood has caused more than Rs 50 billion in preliminary damage to Nepal’s tourism sector, including damage to 142 hotels, 57 restaurants and 141 tourism-related vehicles, Tourism Minister Khadak Raj Paudel said on Wednesday.
A pre-dawn flood swept away two bridges in Gorkha, while a landslide has disrupted the Tsum Valley trail, prompting authorities and TAAN to urge trekkers to delay their journeys