Tourism revival unlikely in Nepal till foreign visitors return Kathmandu, December 11 The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has painted a bleak outlook of Nepal’s tourism sector, warning of a high probability that many tourism-related small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will go out of business and the... 12 Dec, 2020
Tourism in key tiger reserves: Involve local communities There is a need to empower the disadvantaged local communities to involve them in the tourism business. Studies indicate that most of the businesses are owned by outsiders, and the locals are getting only some low-income jobs. This can be improved by... 08 Dec, 2020
EDITORIAL: Have a nice flight It is in the interest of the airlines to see to it that the health protocols are followed sincerely and strictly Nine months after the country went into a lockdown on March 24 that brought all economic activities, including tourism-related, to a... 01 Dec, 2020
218,173 foreign tourists arrive in 10 months KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 5 A total of 218,173 foreign visitors arrived in the country until the end of October this year, as per the recent tourist arrival data released by Nepal Tourism Board (NTB). This is merely 18.22 per cent of the total... 06 Nov, 2020
EDITORIAL: Tourism has the blues As for now, the government should focus on controlling the virus so that another lockdown will not be necessary It’s that time of the year when all tourism hotspots from Kathmandu and Pokhara to Chitwan and the Everest region would have been flooded... 02 Nov, 2020
Super Cup final to go ahead in Hungary with spectators BERN: The Super Cup match between Bayern Munich and Sevilla will go ahead in Budapest with spectators as planned and foreign fans will be allowed into the country provided they can produce a negative COVID-19 test, UEFA said on Monday. The... 08 Sep, 2020
Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 20.41 million, death toll over 742,000 At least 20,414,289 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 742,207 people have died, a Reuters tally showed. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the... Women 12 Aug, 2020
Sri Lankan government imposes 2 1/2 day curfew The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 244,000 people and killed more than 10,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with... Women 20 Mar, 2020
Trump declares emergency; world steps up fight against virus WASHINGTON: The United States declared a state of emergency Friday as many European countries went on a war footing amid mounting deaths as the world mobilised to fight the widening coronavirus pandemic. At the White House, where President Donald... Women 14 Mar, 2020
Concerts, sports events in UAE cancelled, postponed as virus spreads in Gulf DUBAI: Major concerts and events in the United Arab Emirates, an air transit centre as well as a tourism and business hub, have been cancelled or postponed as the coronavirus spreads in the Gulf. There have been at least 1,641 cases of the virus... Women 03 Mar, 2020
Nepal to be promoted as �coronavirus-free zone� Kathmandu, February 18 The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) today declared that Nepal is free from coronavirus and asked related government agencies to accelerate efforts to promote country’s tourism in the international... 19 Feb, 2020
Tourism entrepreneurs left biting their nails Kathmandu, February 16 The outbreak of coronavirus has already started affecting the Visit Nepal 2020 tourism campaign, as evident by the drop in number of foreign tourist arrivals in the first month of this year. However, the government has not... 17 Feb, 2020
