Nepal on Friday is celebrating the 73rd International Sagarmatha Day with a procession through the heart of Kathmandu, a formal felicitation ceremony honouring record-breaking climbers and mountaineering contributors, and a pointed call from the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) to Parliament to preserve the body's statutory rights in new tourism legislation.
Nepal's federal budget for fiscal year 2083/84 has allocated Rs 7.34 billion for culture and tourism and Rs 2.93 billion for civil aviation, with an extensive slate of infrastructure, heritage conservation, trekking, and airport development measures outlined across both sectors.
Nepal's Embassy in Bangkok convened a Business-to-Business (B2B) meeting between Nepali and Thai tourism operators on May 29, positioning the event as a platform to rebuild a Thai visitor market that has contracted over the past decade despite rising outbound travel from Thailand.
Nepal's mountain tourism destinations recorded one of their busiest non-festival periods in recent memory over the past four days, with a four-day public holiday and Indian summer travel driving a surge that filled hotels across Mustang, Myagdi, Pokhara, and Dhorpatan — and left hundreds of visitors without accommodation in some locations.
United States Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah B. Rogers delivered the keynote address at Ascent Summit 2026 in Kathmandu on May 31, joining over 1,400 participants drawn from Nepal's mountaineering, tourism, and adventure sectors alongside international expedition leaders, innovators, and outdoor industry representatives.
Nepal received 102,626 international visitor arrivals in May 2026, crossing the 100,000 monthly threshold and registering 19 percent growth over May 2025, when 86,216 visitors arrived.
The Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal (HRA) has elected a new 11-member executive committee, with all candidates returned unopposed following the conclusion of the election process on June 1.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), New Delhi, hosted an Amazing Thailand Product Presentation for Nepal's travel trade in Kathmandu on June 2, bringing together travel agents for an update on Thailand's latest tourism offerings, emerging destinations, and incentive programmes.
The US Nepal Climbers Association (USNCA) has formally launched a social security protection campaign for Nepal's tourism workers, calling on the government to establish a comprehensive welfare programme covering mountain guides, trekking guides, Nepal Mountain Leaders, high-altitude workers, and porters - along with their families.