DoT collects expedition royalty worth Rs 313 million According to the department, 45 teams comprising 389 members have received expedition permits for 10 mountains so far this year. Of them, the highest number of expedition permits — for 222 members of 23 teams — has been issued for Mount Everest (8848.86 metres). Business 09 Apr, 2021
EDITORIAL: Revival of expeditions With the start of the spring season, the number of foreign tourists arriving in Nepal has increased, allowing the tourism industry and the mountaineering sector to breathe some sigh of relief, both of which have suffered big setbacks since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic last year Opinion 06 Apr, 2021
Expedition season boosts tourist arrivals As the spring expedition season has started, the increase in the number of visitors coming toNepal for this purpose has had a positive impact on overall tourist arrivals. Business 05 Apr, 2021
DoT halts issuance of mountain guide licence The Department of Tourism (DoT) has issued a notice today informing that distribution of mountain guide licesce has been halted until further notice. Business 31 Mar, 2021
'Expedition is INCOMPLETE without the SHERPAS' Three years back, the Bahraini Royal Guard team was formed with a mission to reach the world’s highest peak. The team, including Bahraini Prince Sheikh Mohamen Hamad Mohamed al-Khalifa, first arrived here in September and the following month, they successfully scaled Lobuche peak and Mt Manaslu in preparation to summit Mt Everest. Business 27 Mar, 2021
Permit must for shooting promotional videos on Everest, other mountains The Department of Tourism has started issuing mountaineering expedition permits for the spring season with certain restrictions. Nepal 13 Mar, 2021
DoT starts distributing spring season climbing permits The Department of Tourism (DoT) has started distribution of expedition permits for the upcoming spring season. Business 22 Feb, 2021
Six expedition permits issued for winter season KATHMANDU, JANUARY 6 A total of six expedition permits have been issued so far for the winter season of the current fiscal year, 2020-21. According to the Department of Tourism (DoT), six teams have received expedition permits for peaks ranging... 07 Jan, 2021
Negative PCR report compulsory to fly to Lukla KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 20 The Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality has made a negative PCR report compulsory for people travelling to the Lukla airport. Airline operators will be resuming domestic flights from Monday and issuing a notice today,... 21 Sep, 2020
Nepal Tourism Board forms task force for revival of tourism KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 8 Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has formed a task force aiming to revive the tourism industry. Under the coordination of Dhananjay Regmi, CEO of NTB, ‘Tourism Revival Taskforce’ was formed today, which includes representatives... 09 Sep, 2020
DoT issues first expedition permit for autumn season KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 4 The Department of Tourism (DoT), today, issued the first expedition permit for this autumn season. Even though tourism activities have been halted for almost six months, the government has permitted expeditions in the... 05 Sep, 2020
Everest expeditions suspended KATHMANDU: The Department of Immigration has suspended all permits for mountaineering expeditions that have already been issued and has put a restriction on new permits for the spring season this year. Just three days back, the Department of Tourism... Travel 14 Mar, 2020
