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Muna Sunuwar
Muna Sunuwar is a business correspondent at Republica English Daily. She covers tourism, aviation and energy-related issues. She has been active in professional journalism since 2017.themunasun@gmail.com
Govt sets up Rs 50 billion fund for COVID-19 affected tourism industry and SMEs
Published On: May 29, 2020 09:32 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, May 28: The government has set up a Rs 50 billion fund for the COVID-19 affected tourism industry and small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Upper Tamakoshi Project likely to be delayed
Published On: May 25, 2020 08:35 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, May 25: The completion of the Upper Tamakoshi Hydro Electric Project (UTHEP) is likely to be delayed as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown in the country.
How prepared and equipped is Nepal to bring migrant workers back home?
Published On: May 22, 2020 12:00 PM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, May 22: As the government prepares to bring the migrant workers back to Nepal, the question on its capacity to hold the operation lingers. Not only because the number is huge, but also because there are challenges the government has to face in order to realize the plan.
NTB floats the idea of Tourism Leave Travel to boost domestic tourism
Published On: May 21, 2020 08:19 PM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, May 21: In a bid to compensate the losses incurred by the country’s tourism industry due to COVID-19, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has recommended to the government to make a policy level intervention. To make up for the losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, NTB has asked the government to shift its focus on domestic tourism by introducing Leave Travel Concession (LTC), under which companies provide travel leave to their employees.
Lack of construction materials hampers work at GBIA project
Published On: April 13, 2020 09:01 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, April 13: The lack of construction materials due to the lockdown, has hampered the construction work at the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) site that is being upgraded to an international hub at Lumbini.
NEA losing Rs 1.8 billion per month as energy consumption
Published On: April 9, 2020 10:21 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, April 9: The halt in industrial activities in the country due to the ongoing lockdown is expected to cause Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) a monthly loss of around Rs 2 billion.
Tourism Minister asks NAC to hold payment of commission to the agent
Published On: April 7, 2020 10:23 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, April 7: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has directed NAC to not make the payment of commission to the agent involved in (Nepal Airlines Corporation) NAC's chartered flight to Australia.
VNY 2020 campaign formally canceled
Published On: April 1, 2020 05:14 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, April 1: The government has formally canceled the Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign. It also said that the VNY Secretariat will be dissolved on April 13.
302 stranded US tourists fly out of Nepal
Published On: April 1, 2020 04:11 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, April 1: A total of 302 US tourists flew out of Nepal in a chartered flight on Tuesday.
NTB stops rescue operation with the rescue of 1,331 stranded tourists
Published On: March 31, 2020 03:05 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, March 31: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has stopped rescue operation of stranded tourists after bringing 1,331 foreigners from different places of Nepal to Kathmandu in five days. The national tourism promotion organization had started rescue operation since Thursday.
307 foreigners flown out of Nepal
Published On: March 28, 2020 07:05 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, March 28: A total of 307 foreigners nationals left here on a Qatar Airways aircraft on Friday.
Government asks hotels to furnish details of guests online
Published On: March 19, 2020 10:41 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, March 18: The government has asked hotels and resorts to upload details of tourists staying at their properties to the web portal of Department of Tourism (DoT) to make tracking of tourists more convenient.
TIA hit by declines in international flight frequency
Published On: March 18, 2020 10:53 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, March 18: The number international flights to and from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) continue to decline with the issuance of fresh travel advisories from countries across the world. International flight cancellation rate has reached 60% in the country's sole international airport.
Domestic airlines to proportionately ground their aircraft
Published On: March 7, 2020 12:28 PM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, March 7: The airline operators of Nepal have decided to proportionately ground their aircraft as the demand of air service is likely to decline due to the impact of the global coronavirus crisis. Yog Raj Kandel, spokesperson at the Airlines Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) said that, the decision comes in the wake of the need to minimize the flying cost of aircraft. “Our proposition is to use aircraft as per the requirement to control the operating cost,” he said, “This time of the year is already an off-season for tourists and with the fear of coronavirus, aviation industry has been hit hard.”
Average room occupancy in five-star hotels down to 45%
Published On: March 5, 2020 09:41 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, March 5: Room occupancy in five-star hotels has sharply fallen to around 45% as travelers cancel or postpone their trips due to fear of coronavirus.
Govt cancels promotion of VNY2020 abroad amid fear of COVID-19
Published On: March 1, 2020 08:13 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: The government has announced to cancel all promotional activities related to the Visit Nepal 2020 campaign in foreign countries. The decision comes in the wake of the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the global and the risk of transmission through travelers.
Army Day rehearsal, bad weather affect TIA flights
Published On: February 19, 2020 08:08 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, Feb 19: Nearly a dozen domestic flights were cancelled and several others including some international flights were affected due to the annual Army Day/Shivaratri rehearsal conducted by Nepal Army in Kathmandu on Tuesday.b
Trekkers trickling back to Annapurna Base Camp
Published On: February 16, 2020 08:20 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Trekkers have started trickling back to the Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) route almost a month after seven trekkers went missing in an avalanche that struck the region.
VNY off to a slow start as arrivals fall 2% in Jan
Published On: February 12, 2020 10:23 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Tourist arrivals into the country fell by 2% in the first month of 2020 which is being celebrated as Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign.
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project likely to sign PPA by May
Published On: February 10, 2020 10:33 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, Feb 10: The Upper Karnali Hydropower Project (UKHP) is likely to sign the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) within three months as it has received the letter of intent (LoI) from the government of Bangladesh.
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