Nearly a third of the 1.2 million tourists who visit Nepal annually come to Pokhara, which is also the gateway to Mustang, the Annapurna treks and pilgrimage tourism to Muktinath. Located by scenic ...

Nepal's national tourism body started the new year with ... One of the first steps was opening a new international airport in Pokhara, a tourist hotspot and the country's second-largest city ...

In a significant move for Nepal's tourism sector, the government officially declared Pokhara the country's tourism capital during a ceremony held at the Barahi Ghat on March 17. Presided over by ...

While Nepal’s tourism numbers have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, domestic incompetence and regional geopolitics are holding back numbers for the coming year. International media coverage of ...

The inaugural International Balloon Festival in Pokhara, Nepal, is taking adventure tourism to new heights, with participation from 30 countries. Running until January 2, 2025, the festival offers ...

But Nepal's political turbulence disrupted these aspirations. The Maoist insurgency of the 1990s, coupled with instability in Pokhara's tourism sector, put off significant infrastructure ...

The expectation was that Pokhara, as Nepal's tourism capital, would no longer depend on Kathmandu for tourist inflow and would directly attract visitors. Pokhara, which serves as the gateway to ...

Pokhara [Nepal], June 21 (ANI): Hundreds of ... Indian Embassy in Kathmandu in coordination with Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) had organized the event which lasted nearly two hours.

In addition to tourism promotion, China has played a role in developing Nepal's infrastructure. The Pokhara International Airport, funded by China, is one example. In March 2016, Nepal and China ...

Nepal’s economy, heavily reliant on overseas remittances and tourism, has struggled to recover since the pandemic. The international airport in Pokhara, a picturesque city in the foothills of ...