Hotel Association Nepal CEO Discusses Impact of 2015 Nepal Earthquake and Recent Floods on Tourism

Last year on Bhadra 24 during the Jenji rebellion, government structures in Nepal were destroyed by arson. Arson, vandalism, and looting occurred in foreign five-star chain hotels and domestic Nepali hotels. What was the extent of damage to hotels from this incident, and what impact did it have on Nepal's tourism market? Recently, the Bhote Koshi also experienced a devastating flood. In such a situation, how can our tourism industry be revived? This is an edited excerpt of a conversation with Tek Bahadur Mahat, CEO and Secretariat Chief of the Hotel Association Nepal (HAN), by Narendra Raul of Ratopati on...