Branding our tourism: With Nepali mountaineers The successful ascent of one of the most dangerous mountains, K2, known as the Killer Mountain, on Jan 16, 2021 by Nepali mountaineers signalled a good start for our tourism sector this year. Opinion 17 Feb, 2021
Thame Valley to host Ice & Rock Festival from Jan 22 KATHMANDU: The first Thame Valley Ice & Rock Festival is being organised at Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality that lies northeast of Namche in Solukhumbu district. The festival will take place from from January 22 to 29. According to... Travel 18 Jan, 2021
EDITORIAL: Troubled days ahead The rift is likely to have its impact on the provinces also, where the NCP has formed six out of the seven governments The dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Sunday, on the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, has... 22 Dec, 2020
DoT to issue mountain guide licence KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 20 The Department of Tourism (DoT) has announced that it will issue mountain guide licence from now onwards. It has prepared a framework to strengthen mountaineering activities and make it a secure profession. As per the... 21 Dec, 2020
NMA Gen Secy Gurung nominated for Int'l Climbing and Mountaineering Federation KATHMANDU: Kul Bahadur Gurung, General Secretary of Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has been nominated for the candidacy of General Representative in the management committee of the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation... Travel 28 Oct, 2020
NMA felicitates Prince of Bahrain, Royal Bahrain Guards KATHMANDU: Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) organised a felicitation programme for the Prince of Bahrain Sheikh Mohamed Hamad Mohamed Al Khalifa and the Royal Bahrain Guards who ascended Mt Manaslu (8,163m) and Mt Lobuche East (6,119m). The... Travel 21 Oct, 2020
Role of mountaineering in our tourism Mountain tourism is one of the backbones of the Nepali tourism industry. In order to understand mountain tourism, we should be clear about the differences between mountain tourism and mountaineering or mountaineering expeditions. In the book... 08 Sep, 2020
COVID-19 and its effect on Nepal's mountain tourism Mountain tourism simply means tourism activities related to mountains. All the tourism activities which are conducted or carried out on mountains come under mountain tourism. Such activities generate employment in mountainous area, help upgrade the... 15 Aug, 2020
Mountain guides hope autumn season brings relief KATHMANDU, JULY 22 The government has lifted lockdown from today, allowing all trekking, mountaineering and travel firms to begin their services. The move had filled tourism stakeholders with hope of gradual recovery. The upheaval caused by the... 23 Jul, 2020
Mountaineering Association contributes to COVID-19 fund KATHMANDU: Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) handed over a cheque of NRs 500,000 to the government-established (COVID-19) Control and Treatment Relief Fund, today. The cheque was handed over today to the Secretary of Office of the Prime... Travel 12 Apr, 2020
"DoT working out action plan to manage spring season mountain expeditions" KATHMANDU: The Department of Tourism (DoT) is all set to come out with an action plan to manage the mountaineering expeditions in the spring season at the earliest. Under Secretary Mira Acharya, who heads the mountaineering section at DoT under the... Travel 12 Mar, 2020
Second annual ice climbing festival held Kathmandu, February 8 The second annual ice climbing festival concluded in Humde today, with winter thrill-seekers turning the Annapurnas into an absolute ice climbing Mecca. The ice climbers, novice as well as professionals, celebrated the... 09 Feb, 2020
