GANDAKI, Nov 18: A total of 24,409 foreign tourists visited the Annapurna conservation area in the month of Kartik (mid-October to mid-November). The number includes 7,479 tourists from South Asian countries and 16,930 from other countries.

KATHMANDU, March 21: The Annapurna Conservation Area, which has earned international recognition for adventure trekking, is seeing a lesser number of trekkers these days, thanks to the consequences brought about by unmanaged motorways.

KATHMANDU, July 29: Increased private sector investment in the Annapurna Conservation Area could bring in more high-spending tourists to help boost the local economy in a post-COVID market, according to a new International Finance Corporation (IFC) report.