Enika Rai

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Tourism entrepreneurs advocate free visa policy to boost tourist arrivals in Nepal

Published On: March 19, 2024 07:45 PM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, March 19: Although the government aims to attract more foreign tourists, inadequate policies have hindered this effort. Stakeholders point out that while countries with high tourist inflow have simplified entry permits, Nepal's restrictions to a few countries have stifled tourism growth.

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Nepal: Tourism entrepreneurs fear displacement as tourism campaigns to bring in more tourists are largely limited to announcements

Published On: March 11, 2024 05:45 PM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, March 11: Tourism entrepreneurs have alleged that the government's tendency to announce tourism campaigns for gaining popularity without making necessary plans to implement the campaign has failed to increase the number of foreign tourists visiting Nepal.

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Breaking Barriers: Angel Lama champions LGBTQ+ rights and environmental advocacy on global stage

Published On: March 8, 2024 12:45 PM NPT By: Enika Rai

Angel Lama, a transgender woman, has served as an advocacy officer at the Blue Diamond Society for four years, focusing on providing sexuality and reproductive education to queer youth locally, nationally, and internationally. Lama is also a co-founder of the 'Eco Warriors' community, a youth queer group dedicated to advocating climate change awareness from the perspective of queer and sexual and gender minority communities.

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Preeti Khatri: A trailblazer in adventure tourism

Published On: March 8, 2024 10:45 AM NPT By: Enika Rai

Preeti Khatri, 33, a native of Patan, Lalitpur, is a trailblazer in adventure tourism, particularly through her role as the director of Nepal Trail Series. Beyond this title, she is celebrated among Nepali and international runners for her successful organization of trail races, earning her the reputation as an adventure zone promoter.

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Nepal’s tourism sector seeks boost from Indian and Chinese visitors

Published On: February 29, 2024 08:00 AM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, Feb 29: Nepal's tourism sector could experience growth by attracting a percentage of tourists from neighboring India and China.

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Nepal sees a boom in hotel construction

Published On: February 26, 2024 08:36 AM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, Feb 26: Investors are rapidly investing in hotels in the hope of substantial rise in the arrival of tourists.

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Govt yet to receive over Rs 110 million from three casinos

Published On: February 16, 2024 06:00 PM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: The government has not received payments exceeding Rs 110 million from three casinos this year. Central Media, located in Kathmandu's Khichapokhari, Ratna Services, based in Biratnagar, and Venue Creation have failed to pay over Rs 119 million to the government, including royalty, renewal, and additional fees.

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Demolition of structures from PADT's usurped property, committee to scout new land

Published On: January 31, 2024 09:15 PM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kirati, has directed Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) to demolish the illegal structures built on the land of PADT. He has given the instruction to immediately remove the structures built on the land of the Trust.

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Thamel area set to open round the clock

Published On: January 19, 2024 01:00 PM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Although plans to maintain the nighttime operations of Thamel were made many times, they were not successful. Now an action plan has been formulated to ensure the 24-hour operation of the Thamel area.

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Nepal adds 20 star hotels in the past three years

Published On: December 31, 2023 11:35 AM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, Dec 31: Over the past three years, the hospitality sector in the country has witnessed significant growth, with the establishment of four five-star and 16 four-star hotels, according to data from the Department of Tourism (DoT). These additions include prominent establishments such as Hotel The Kingsbury in Birtamod, Hyatt Place in Tahachal, Ichha Hotel in Simara, and Hotel Lhasa International in Lazimpat.

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CIAA summons foreigners involved in two wide-body aircraft acquisition

Published On: December 8, 2023 06:30 PM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has summoned the directors of three foreign companies involved in the acquisition of two widebody aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) for statements.

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Search for missing world record-holding climber Sherpa to begin next year

Published On: December 7, 2023 07:35 PM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, Dec 7: The search and rescue operation for world-record climber Tenzen Sherpa, who went missing in an avalanche on October 7, will commence next year. The current season for mountain climbing and search and rescue has concluded, and efforts to locate Tenzen and others will resume in the coming year, according to Thaneshwar Guragain, the General Manager of Seven Summit, the company affiliated with Sherpa.

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Historic same-sex marriage registration brings milestone for LGBTQ+ rights in Nepal

Published On: December 1, 2023 04:45 PM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: "We all got justice," Babu Dumi, an activist of sexual and minority rights and queer community, said, "Nepal has succeeded in changing its history. We have got justice despite facing challenges.” The marriage of Ram Bahadur Gurung and Surendra Pandey was officially registered in Dordi Rural Municipality of Lamjung on Wednesday. Surendra of Kawasoti Municipality-8 of Nawalparasi and Ram Bahadur of Dordi Rural Municipality-2 of Lamjung got married. This marks the first constitutional same-sex marriage in Nepal. Their marriage was registered on the basis of an interim order passed by the Supreme Court.

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Over 100,000 tourists visited Nepal in November; 80,000 more tourists needed to achieve 2023 target

Published On: December 1, 2023 03:45 PM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: More than 100,000 foreign tourists entered Nepal in the month of November, 2023. According to the statistics maintained by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), 108,630 foreign tourists entered Nepal in the month of November. This is the number of tourists arriving by air.

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Policy reform necessary to foster domestic tourism

Published On: November 6, 2023 03:30 PM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, Nov 6: Due to the growing traveling habits among Nepalis, the country’s tourist destinations are full of visitors at present. Nepal's primary destinations, especially those in high mountain regions, have become full of domestic tourists.

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October records highest number of tourists despite no improvement in tourism business

Published On: November 3, 2023 08:30 PM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, Nov 3: Recently, there has been a significant increase in the arrival of tourists in the country. With a significant increase in tourist arrivals in the country, the number of tourist arrivals in the month of October has set a new record. In the month of October 2023, 117,306 tourists entered Nepal via air. According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), the number of tourists who entered Nepal in this month is the highest in history.

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Tourism department seeks explanation from Nirmal Purja for unauthorized sky-diving

Published On: October 31, 2023 03:45 PM NPT By: Enika Rai

Elite Expedition, the company owned by Nirmal Purja, has claimed to have obtained all required permits for skydiving operations

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Government collects Rs 55 million from climbing permits issued during this spring season

Published On: October 21, 2023 08:00 AM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, Oct 21: Tourists who come to climb mountains and explore high mountain areas have made a big contribution to the country's tourism industry. More tourists have been interested in mountain climbing than other activities, which have helped the tourism industry recover from the impact of COVID-19.

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Nepal can accommodate 3.5 million tourists but govt aims for just 1 million

Published On: October 15, 2023 06:45 PM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, Oct 15: Despite having the infrastructure to accommodate 3.5 million tourists annually, the government's target for 2023 is a meager one million tourists. Hoteliers are less than thrilled with this target and have voiced their concerns.

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CAAN prepares to ban Korean Air flights

Published On: September 25, 2023 06:10 PM NPT By: Enika Rai

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has prepared to ban Korean Air flights.

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