News and Updates

Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) organized an interaction on ‘Managing Problems in Trekking Tourism’ in Kathmandu on June 14. The interaction was organized to collect feedback from trekking entrepreneurs on different rules, regulations and guidelines related to trekking tourism. At the beginning of the program, TAAN CEO Gangasagar Pant ...

The 10-day Everest trail cleanup campaign concluded on June 1. Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) organized the cleanup campaign on the occasion of Diamond Jubilee Celebration of the First Ascent of Mt Everest and World Environment Day. TAAN staffer Devendra Dangol led the 15-member team. The cleanup campaign started ...

Training for trainers concludes Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Ram Kumar Shrestha on June 12 handed over certificates to the participants of ‘Training of Trainers for Mountain Leaders’ organized jointly by High Impact Tourism Training (HITT), Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN), Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) and European ...

SYDNEY: The Dalai Lama waded into Australia’s bitter gender war Thursday, saying his successor as the spiritual leader of the Tibetans could be a woman.     “If the circumstances are such that a female Dalai Lama is more useful, then automatically a female Dalai Lama will come,” he told ...

The 200 kilometer cross country marathon, which started last week from Punakha (Bhutan), ended at the Taktshang monastery in Paro yesterday. Runners raced through trekking routes in Punakha, Thimphu and Paro. About 36 participants from 16 different countries participated in the 6 staged marathon. The winners were awarded by the ...