A study report of the World Bank (WB) has put Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, at the top priority for investment potential. In a meeting with the tourism-related entrepreneurs and stakeholders on investment prospects in Bhairahawa, Lisa Choegyal, a consultant of the WB said that the report has put Kathmandu as the second most [...]

Foreign tourists planning to trek will soon be able to collect government permits to embark on the journey from the Internet. The online service will be introduced once the Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN) and Nepal Tourism Board complete the process of automating Trekking Information Management System (TIMS), through which mandatory permits for most [...]

Nepali and Indian travel agents are jointly launching a travel package to promote Lumbini and other Nepali religious sites, and increase the flow of foreign tourists to Nepal. Around 125 travel-related companies from India and Nepal, airline companies, hotels based in Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan and Bhairahawa are participating in the mart. Out of these, around [...]

Lumbini Marathon is going to be held on January 15, 2013 to commemorate the concluding ceremony of Visit Lumbini Year 2012. Held by the organizer of Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon and Annapurna Marathon, Lumbini Marathon expects to promote Lumbini as a best holiday destination in the world through sports tourism, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) said [...]

Lumbini Marathon is being organized on Tuesday to commemorate the concluding ceremony of Visit Lumbini Year 2012. Organised by the organizer of Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon and Annapurna Marathon, Lumbini Marathon expects to promote Lumbini as a best holiday destination in the world through sports tourism, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) said in a statement on [...]

Though figures for 2012 show an increase in the number of trekkers, trekking agents have claimed there still is a need to diversify trekking destinations. “There has been a growth in number of trekkers but trekking in our country is still limited to only three regions,” said chief executive officer of Trekking Agencies’ Association of [...]

Tourists arrivals from India by air to Nepal have recorded a 13.3 per cent increase during 2012 over the previous year. During 2012, Nepal received 1,64,680 tourists from India by air and the country hopes to register a 17 per cent increase in tourist arrivals from India to the country during 2013, according to Rohini [...]

For excitement it may not have matched the Samuel L Jackson film, Snakes On A Plane, but passengers on a Qantas flight watched with fascination as one snake fought out its own drama. A 10ft (3m) scrub python was battling to retain its grip on the wing as a plane made its way between the [...]

Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, is terminating all flights to Kathmandu effective from March 25 citing “commercial reasons”. The airlines is also cutting down its flights from 14 to five a week effective from Friday, prior to permanently shutting down its Kathmandu operations. The announcement comes a month after the airlines announced termination [...]

With an aim to look after the issues of air accidents and conduct required study for aviation safety, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has decided to form an autonomous body. A high level taskforce constituted to study the compliance status of safety recommendations made by different air crash investigation committees had [...]