Hotel business booms in villages around Pokhara

Entrepreneurs have been increasingly attracted to establishing hotels in locations surrounding Pokhara due to a sharp rise in the number of...

Canyoning festival to promote adventure tourism

Nepal Canyoning Association (NCA) has decided to promote adventure tourism by organizing canyoning festival. Aiming at promoting tourism an...

Proposal to extend validity of climbing permits stuck in finance ministry

The government's failure to take decision on a proposal to extend climbing permit of mountaineers, who abandoned their expedition last ...

Hotel Grand Shambala starts operation in Muktinath

Hotel Grand Shambala has formally started operations at Muktinath, a little below the famous Muktinath Temple, to provide comfortable accom...

Pasang Lhamu bags National Geographic honor for her relief efforts

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita Nepal’s mountaineer Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita has been named the 2016 National Geographic People’s Choice Ad...

New trekking route linking Myagdi to Mustang comes into operation

A newly trekking route linking Myagdi to Mustang district has come into operation with the objective of promoting tourism in Mustang aff...

Commercial paragliding to be started in Parbat

Preparations are underway to start commercial paragliding in Parbat by mid-April. Local youths have formed a committee to offer the adventu...

The Amadablam Hotel begins operations

At a time when hotel occupancy has fallen below 30 percent making it difficult for existing hotels to sustain, a new hotel - The Amadablam ...

Nine Pokhara lakes listed as international wetlands

On the occasion of World Wetland Day on Tuesday, nine lakes of Pokhara including the popular Fewa lake, have been enlisted under world wetl...