KATHMANDU. Deepak Raj Joshi, CEO of the Nepal Tourism Board, stated that while the global tourism sector has fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, Nepal remains in a recovery phase.According to him, global tourism in 2025 has grown by approximately 4 percent compared to pre-COVID levels, whereas Nepal still lags by 2 percent. He noted that it appears unlikely for Nepal to achieve full recovery even in 2026.He mentioned that Nepal had expected a 15 percent growth in tourist arrivals in 2025, and the Tourism Board had planned promotional programs accordingly. However, he noted that the 'Gen-Z Movement' and the...