The government has listed a string of tourism and civil aviation achievements from the first 100 days in office, under Prime Minister Balendra Shah's administration, ranging from the approval of flydubai's regular flight schedule from Pokhara International Airport to the digitisation of mountaineering permit services and the launch of a national health tourism strategy — outlining what it describes as a period of significant policy and operational reform for the sector.
When Hillary Dawa Sherpa was finally found crawling toward Everest Base Camp on the morning of June 4 — seven days after he was left alone in the death zone without food, bottled oxygen or any rescue effort from his own employer — his family had already begun performing his funeral rites. They had been told he would not return.
Buddhist communities representing ten countries came together in Jackson Heights, Queens, on Sunday for what organizers describe as the largest unified Vesak Day celebration in New York City's history, drawing hundreds of devotees, monastics and city officials, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The government has listed a string of tourism and civil aviation achievements from the first 100 days in office, under Prime Minister Balendra Shah's administration, ranging from the approval of flydubai's regular flight schedule from Pokhara International Airport to the digitisation of mountaineering permit services and the launch of a national health tourism strategy — outlining what it describes as a period of significant policy and operational reform for the sector.
When Hillary Dawa Sherpa was finally found crawling toward Everest Base Camp on the morning of June 4 — seven days after he was left alone in the death zone without food, bottled oxygen or any rescue effort from his own employer — his family had already begun performing his funeral rites. They had been told he would not return.
Buddhist communities representing ten countries came together in Jackson Heights, Queens, on Sunday for what organizers describe as the largest unified Vesak Day celebration in New York City's history, drawing hundreds of devotees, monastics and city officials, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Creator Summit 2026 concluded successfully in Kathmandu, bringing together creators, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, health professionals, and innovators for a day of discussions, collaboration, and networking centered on nutrition and public health.
When Hillary Dawa Sherpa was finally found crawling toward Everest Base Camp on the morning of June 4 — seven days after he was left alone in the death zone without food, bottled oxygen or any rescue effort from his own employer — his family had already begun performing his funeral rites. They had been told he would not return.
The jet stream has retreated, the fixed ropes have been coiled, and the thin, biting air of the Everest balcony has fallen silent once more. Spring 2026 is in the books, but for the founders of 8K Expeditions, the world’s rooftop was merely the opening act.
Kili Pemba Sherpa, one of Nepal's most accomplished high-altitude climbers, completed his lifelong quest to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks on Friday morning, reaching the top of Nanga Parbat (8,125m) alongside fellow Sherpa Lakpa Chhiri Sherpa and Chinese climber Wang Zhong in what Imagine Nepal Managing Director Mingma G described as a landmark moment for Nepali mountaineering.
An eight-member delegation of Japanese professional wrestlers paid a courtesy visit to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) ahead of their participation in PWXM: Wrestler Castle – The Musical Wrestling Show, scheduled for July 4, 2026, at Nakhipot Youth Club, Lalitpur.
Nepal continues to draw international attention as part of the Nepal Tourism Board's (NTB) ongoing global promotional efforts, with Wanderlust UK featuring the country in its February/March edition.
Nepal recorded 91,363 international visitor arrivals in June 2026, marking a 19.5 percent increase over the same month last year and surpassing pre-pandemic June 2019 levels by 22 percent, according to data released by the Nepal Tourism Board
The Airlines Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) and the Aeronautical Society of Nepal (AeSN) have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the unified development, safety, and modernisation of Nepal's aviation sector, the two organisations announced.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has welcomed the announcement of daily direct flights between Pokhara and Dubai by flydubai, set to commence from September 23, 2026, calling it a major breakthrough for international air access to Nepal's tourism capital.
Six major Nepali tourism associations hosted a high-level lunch meeting with European Union ambassadors and heads of mission at The Dwarika's Hotel in Kathmandu on May 26
Seventy volunteers removed 55 sacks of waste from trekking routes around Pisang in Manang during a one-day cleanup campaign, covering ground from Swargadwari Bridge to Ngoro Danda and from Upper Pisang to the Pisang-Ghyaru Bridge.
A wildlife survey in the Manang Ngisyang Block has found the Blue Sheep, locally known as Naur, population to be healthy and stable, a result conservationists say reflects sustained habitat protection efforts in the Annapurna Conservation Area.
The Annapurna Conservation Area Project's Unit Conservation Office in Manang has completed a three-day cleanup campaign along one of Nepal's most popular trekking routes, collecting around 75 sacks of waste from the trail between Tanki Manang and Thorong La Pass.
As the dust settles on the busiest climbing season Mt Everest has ever seen, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) has wrapped up its Spring 2026 cleanup campaign with a staggering 90,329 kg of waste hauled off the world's highest mountain, and a clear signal that Everest rangers will remain at the centre of its strategy going forward.
Colorado State has officially proclaimed May 29 as Sherpa Appreciation Day, honouring the extraordinary contributions of the Sherpa community to mountaineering, humanitarian work, and the cultural fabric of the American state
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has placed heritage conservation, cultural promotion, and tourism development at the heart of its policy and programme for fiscal year 2083/84 (2026/27), unveiling a wide-ranging agenda that includes an international film festival, homestay promotion in historic settlements, UNESCO intangible heritage listings, and the restoration of the city's ancient water infrastructure.
Visiting United States Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor on Friday officially unveiled the “Ultra X Gen 2” American cargo drone built by Freefly Systems at Everest Base Camp.
The installation of the world’s highest automatic weather station had made headlines globally in 2022, but it turned out to be rubbish in just four years.
On the occasion of World Protein Day, health experts and officials in Nepal are calling on the public to ignore persistent myths about the poultry industry and recognize chicken and eggs as safe, affordable, and vital sources of protein.
A ten-year-old football fan from Kathmandu has become one of Nepal's youngest ambassadors at the FIFA World Cup 2026, travelling 8,500 miles to Dallas to watch Argentina play live — and taking Nepal's flag and a Visit Nepal banner along for the ride.
The New York State Assembly has issued a formal proclamation honouring Urgen Sherpa, a Nepali community organiser, Buddhist scholar and advocate, for more than two decades of service to Himalayan and immigrant communities in New York City.
Women remain severely underrepresented across all sectors of tourism transport, in the air, on land and on water, with legal, cultural and structural barriers continuing to block their access to decent work, career advancement and leadership roles, according to a new global report released jointly by UN Tourism and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF).
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