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CAAN records 13.2 million air passengers in 11 months

Weak road infrastructure and the arrival of foreign tourists have increased the number of air passengers in Nepal. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has reported a rise in the number of people traveling by air, both domestically and internationally, in 2024.
Jan 01, 2025
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Nepal’s tourism bounces back in 2024, arrival number ...

Jan 01, 2025

NOC hikes petroleum price, petrol up by Rs 1 per litre

Jan 01, 2025

NEA to make alternative arrangements for electricity su...

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31,000 tourists visit Annapurna circuit last year

A total of 30,866 foreign tourists visited the globally renowned Annapurna Circuit Trek in 2024. Ranked among the top ten trekking routes in the world, this route saw  18,499 men, 12,362 women, and five individuals of other categories as visitors within a year.
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Hotels and restaurants contribute two percent to Nepal’s GDP

The National Hotel and Restaurant Survey 2080 report unveiled by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Wednesday shows that the contribution of hotels and restaurants accounted for around two percent of Nepal’s GDP in the fiscal year 2022/23.
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Govt finalizes USD 46.5 billion investment plan to produce 2...

The government has approved an ‘Energy Development Roadmap and Working Guideline’ that talks about generating 28,500 MW of electricity in the next one decade.
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Bandipur Visit Year-2025 kicks off

Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Devendra Dahal inaugurated the tourism promotional campaign in the historical town of Bandipur in Tanahu district.
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Number of hotels and restaurants in Nepal hits 142,000

Dr Hem Raj Regmi, Deputy Chief Statistician at the office, said that the survey covered star hotels, resorts, non-star hotels, homestays, and other accommodation and food service businesses.
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ACAP sets record for tourist arrivals in 2024

Four years ago, Lonely Planet, a popular international travel site, ranked it among the top ten most visited destinations globally, while CNN included it in their list of the 23 top travel sites for 2023.
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Mahuli Laghubitta's FPO to be allotted on Friday

A total of 1,785,853 applicants have applied for 24,885,840 units in the FPO. However, 1,738,309 applicants will not receive any shares, while only 47,544 will be allocated 10 units each.
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Gold imports surge with the arrival of wedding season

Although the government had reduced the customs duty on imports of gold in mid-November, banks were reluctant to import gold in large quantities due to a dispute over the allocation of gold between the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Associations and the Federation of Nepal Gold S...
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Nepal Telecom reduces calling charges to India

The new rate is effective from midnight on December 30, according to Spokesperson Hari Dhakal.
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Over a million tourists visited Nepal in 2024

This is the first year in which tourist numbers have exceeded pre-pandemic levels since COVID-19, as arrivals were almost halted from 2020 to 2022.
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