The government has decided to waive off climbing permit fee for mountain peaks in mid and far western regions for five more years effective from July 16. Sending a notification to Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN), Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) said it decided to extend ...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN ) has submitted a proposal to the government for constructing a five-star airport hotel under the built-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) modality on its land plot in Sinamangal, Kathmandu. CAAN officials said the move is intended to make commercial use of its 116-ropany land plot which ...

Ganesh Himal Tourism Development Committee (GHTDP) and HIMS Nepal are organizing four-day tourism training to the locals lying in remote areas of Dhading district. The training, which will cover issues like Basic English language, organic food cooking, responsible/sustainable tourism, mountain tourism, and home stay tourism, will be held at Shertung ...

KATHMANDU: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has proposed an increment of around 15 per cent in its annual budget for fiscal year 2013-14. “For the new fiscal year, we have projected an increment of around 15 per cent in the total budget,” said director of NTB Aditya Baral. In fiscal year ...

A railway company in China is preparing to operate a railway service with special facilities for tourists visiting Tibet via Hong Kong. The first of its kind special railway service has been named “Everest”, after the highest peak Mt Everest. This comes at a time when the Chinese government is ...