“Nepal can welcome 3 to 3.5 million tourists per year”

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 20: The Nepali tourism industry, inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic for the last 3 years, is not showing promising signs of recovery.   The tourist arrivals in the last month have grown astronomically to 1,17,300 in the last month of October this year. According to the Nepal Tourism Board, in October months of 2020, […] The post “Nepal can welcome 3 to 3.5 million tourists per year” appeared first on Aarthiknews:: A leading business & economic news portal from Nepal.

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Kumakh Hill's Fair in Salyan (Photo Feature)

Kumakh is a natural and religious destination for tourists and one can observe a fair on the day of Kojagrat Purnima (full moon day). Kumakh which can be reached in eight hours on foot from the headquarters of Salyan, Khalanga, is a tourist spot that lies 2,520 meters above sea level.

Beldhunga emerges as popular tourist destination

Beldhunga, perched at an altitude of 2,614 meters, lies at the convergence of Musung and Okhale villages in Bhakimli. One can enjoy the stunning sight of the glistening silver Himalayas and the sunrise right before their eyes from his vantage point. Over the past few

10,000 tourists enter Manang, major tourist areas monitored as season begins

With the end of the rainy season, the flow of tourists entering Manang, a district beyond the Himalayas, has started to increase. The domestic and foreign tourists can be seen in Manang with the beginning of the tourist season.

Banking leaders cautiously optimistic about economic recovery

The global economic slowdown can result in a reduction in the number of tourist arrivals and inward remittances to Nepal, bankers say.

Jagan Timilsina: Nepal can bring more tourist with outdoor activities

Jagan Timilsina has been able to help understand nature up closely for the people with different types of disabilities.

Jagan Timilsina: Nepal can bring more tourist with outdoor activities

Jagan Timilsina has been able to help understand nature up closely for the people with different types of disabilities.

Khaptad receives increasing number of domestic tourists following snowfall

KHAPTAD, Jan 22: The major tourist destination in Sudurpaschim Province, Khaptad, has drawn an increasing number of domestic tourists since the second snowfall this winter last Wednesday.  The green meadow and high hills surrounding Khaptad have been clad with over a foot of snow attracting nature lovers, said the Khaptad National Park Office at Jhigrana.  Around 12 to 15 domestic tourists visit Khatpad daily since the first snowfall on 29 December last year. Although COVID-19 risks persist in the district, tourists have been visiting the place to play with snow and soak up the beauty of the snow-clad hills and meadows, said Hiralal Saun, a local. The snowfall has stopped and sunshine makes it easier for the tourists to visit the place at noon, Saun said. Due to snowfall, Khaptad, also a protected conservational site, cold has invariably increased making it difficult for the locals for outdoor movement. Farmers are, however, elated with snowfall hoping that they can yield a bumper harvest. Deepak Bahadur Khadka, a homestay proprietor at Jhigrana, shared that the snowy view of the hills and meadows here serves as a feast for eyes to nature and adventure lovers who have to trek to reach here.  Over 4,000 domestic tourists have visited Khaptad since mid-April last year to date, the Khaptad National Park Office said.

More private-sector investment in ACA can attract high-spending tourist

Increased private-sector investment in the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA) could bring in more high-spending tourists to help boost the local economy in a post-COVID market, according to a new IFC report.The report—Architectural and Cultural Heritage Tourism Products in Nepal: An Assessment of New Private Sector Investment Opportunities in the Annapurna Conservation Area—examines the opportunities for […]

Udayapur Gadhi area faces acute shortage of drinking water

Acute shortage of drinking water has hit tourist spot of Gadhi Rural Municipality in Udayapur- Gadi Area- for nearly one and half month. Homestay entrepreneur Krishna Dhamala shared that they had been facing drinking water shortage after the generator used for lifting water conked out.  Locals had been availing drinking water from Jogidhara which is 3-km away. As many as 50 households were fetching water from this facility. Since the generator went dysfunctional, locals are compelled to fetch water from distant places, as far as 9-km away.  The number of tourists also declined since the water shortage escalated, informed another homestay entrepreneur Devraj Rai.  Gadhi Rural Municipality Vice-Chairperson Sanu Kumari Raut admitted that the technical glitch had led to acute shortage of drinking water. She assured that the problem would be addressed very soon. As many as nine districts including Janakpur, Siraha, Saptari, Ramechhap, and Bhojpur can be viewed from Gadhi area.  The locality had over 220 household as per last census in 2011, but owing to water shortage and subsequent hardship, the place records only 50 households lately.

China’s restriction on Manasarovar trip takes a toll on Nepali entrepreneurs

From 2014 to 2019, over 100,000 Indian nationals have been to Mansarovar lake via Nepal. They bring in both money and work for Nepal’s tourism which even thrives in the lean seasons of June - August as each tourist spends at least $1,200 which can go up to as much as $3,000 for the week long trip.