Cabinet okays GBIA operation in G2G modality Kathmandu, May 30 A recent meeting of the Council of Ministers has given a nod to the proposal of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) to operate the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) under the... 31 May, 2019
Construction work at GBIA halted Kathmandu, May 12 Construction work of the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) has been halted due to lack of budget. After the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation could not pay the Chinese contractor company, Northwest Civil... 13 May, 2019
Visit Nepal 2020: Promises vs Groundwork Kathmandu The year 2018 reigned in positives for Nepali tourism, as the sector witnessed considerable increase in the number of visitors to the country. According to the National Tourism Board (NTB), the total number of foreign tourists... 12 May, 2019
Tourism Infrastructure Summit in offing Kathmandu, May 9 In a bid to draw mega investment for tourism infrastructure, the government is gearing up to host Nepal Tourism Infrastructure Summit in the near future. Planned to be organised to address the tourism infrastructure bottleneck... 10 May, 2019
GBIA unlikely to start operation in 2019 Kathmandu, April 7 Gautam Buddha International Airport is unlikely to meet the government target of beginning operations in 2019. The government had aimed to bring the airport into operation before the Visit Nepal 2020 campaign begins.... 08 Apr, 2019
UAAA joint Paldor Peak expedition flagged off Kathmandu, April 6 Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Mohan Krishna Sapkota and President of the Union of Asian Alpine Association (UAAA) Inn-Jeong Lee jointly flagged of a 16-member expedition to Paldor Peak (5,903m),... 07 Apr, 2019
UAAA joint Paldor Peak expedition flagged off� KATHMANDU: Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Mohan Krishna Sapkota and President of the Union of Asian Alpine Association (UAAA) Inn-Jeong Lee jointly flagged off a 16-member expedition to Paldor Peak (5,903... Travel 06 Apr, 2019
Extra fee in Everest region worries entrepreneurs Kathmandu, March 30 The Department of Tourism (DoT) has started issuing expedition permits for several peaks across the country for this spring season. Among the 414 peaks that the government has opened for climbing, Mount Everest (8848m) is... 31 Mar, 2019
Aviation sector sees considerable progress in last 11 months Kathmandu, March 28 The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has said that the period from mid-April 2018 to mid-March, 2019, can be considered a phase that witnessed tangible improvements in the country’s aviation sector. From... 29 Mar, 2019
Dilly-dallying delays preparations Kathmandu, March 27 The Visit Nepal 2020 campaign may not be as successful as expected because of delays in preparatory work for the campaign. Targeting to bring two million tourists by 2020, the government had announced VN2020 on May 29.... Travel 28 Mar, 2019
'Visit Nepal Year 2020 Europe' inaugurated in Berlin KATHMANDU: Visit Nepal Year 2020 Europe was inaugurated in German capital city of Berlin on Saturday. Nepali Ambassador to Germany Ramesh Prasad Khanal and Executive Officer of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Deepak Raj Joshi jointly inaugurated the... Travel 10 Mar, 2019
Passengers� woes begin right at TIA�s doorstep Incoming passengers forced to walk with luggage on their backs to the parking lot Kathmandu, January 13 Talk of turning Tribhuvan International Airport into a boutique airport sounds like a flight of fancy when one takes into account the... 14 Jan, 2019
