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The Supreme Court last week issued a verdict which finally established Subash Nirola as the acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB). Kriti Bhuju of Republica talked to Nirola about NTB´s plans as well as challenges facing the tourism industry. Excerpts: As an acting CEO, what are ...

Luo Sang Jiang Cun, chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of China, has assured Nepali officials that China would expand rail service to Nepal once Lhasa-Shigatse rail service comes into operation.   Luo made the commitment during a meeting with visiting Chief Secretary Leela Mani Poudel in Tibet on ...

The new tourist season is about to begin but trekking operators have a reason to worry about. They are facing difficulties in booking flights to Lukla – the gateway to Mt Everest – as only one airline is operating in the sector. At present, Tara Air enjoys monopoly on Kathmandu-Lukla ...

The government has postponed its plan to complete Gautam Buddha Airport (GBA) upgradation project by two years from 2015 due to failure to arrange adequate funds on time.   “The GBA project will now be complete by 2017 as against previous deadline of 2015,” said project director of Gautam Buddha ...

Nepal and India are poised to sign a historic memorandum of understanding (MoU) on investment and cooperation in the tourism sector. Stakeholders from both sides gathered here on Monday to discuss a mutually agreed draft MoU, jointly prepared by a technical team from the travel and tourism sectors of both ...