News and Updates

The growing number of Chinese tourists to Nepal in recent years has brought cheers among tourism entrepreneurs in the country. A total 71,861 Chinese visited Nepal in 2012 – nearly a nine-fold jump from 2001 when the country received Approved Destination Status (ADS) from China. In the early years, the ...

A lake watch and rescue tower has been constructed on the banks of Phewa Lake to curb incidents of drowning.   The 32 feet tall tower, under the guard of the Armed Police Force (APF), came into operation from Monday. The tower was inaugurated by Regional Administrator Lokdarshan Regmi amid ...

India plans to extend its Visa-on-Arrival facility to tourists from 40 more countries. These countries include the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, Australia, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The Planning Commission has called a high-level meeting of different ministries and National Security Advisor to deliberate on the ...

Tara Air has added a Dornier Do228 aircraft to its fleet with an aim to support country’s trekking and to provide air service for commodities supply effective from Monday. The new aircraft landed at the Tribhuwan International Airport on Saturday. The 18-seater Dornier Do228-212 is a Short Take Off and ...

The Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) is all set to develop an alternate trekking route from Besi Sahar for the Annapurna trekking region.   According to trekking agencies‚ due to motorable roads to trekking destinations‚ most trekkers have cut short their length of stay‚ which normally used to be ...