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TAAN, NiB-GA sign MoU to develop wellness trekking in Annapurna Circuit
27 July 2026The 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.
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ClimbingNepali mountaineer, Chatur Tamang, scales Mount Elbrus for the 200th time
26 July 2026Nepali mountain guide Chatur Tamang has achieved a rare mountaineering milestone by successfully summiting Mount Elbrus (5,642m)—Europe's highest peak—for the 200th time, marking a remarkable feat in Nepal's mountaineering history.
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AviationNepal govt extends fee waivers at Pokhara, Bhairahawa airports to 2028
26 July 2026The Nepal government has extended fee waivers for international flights at Pokhara International Airport (PIA) and Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) in Bhairahawa by two years, to mid-September 2028, in a renewed push to draw foreign carriers to the two long-underutilized airports outside the capital.
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Travel & Leisure'Tenzing' selected for Toronto International Film Festival
26 July 2026"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.
