Four prominent Nepali IFMGA/NNMGA-certified mountain guides successfully summited Denali (6,190m) — also known as Mount McKinley and the highest peak in North America — on June 13.
International tourist arrivals grew two percent in the first quarter of 2026, with 307 million people travelling internationally between January and March, about six million more than the same period last year, even as the Middle East conflict cast a shadow over global travel demand, according to the latest World Tourism Barometer published by UN Tourism.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and eight Nepali travel trade companies concluded a successful four-day participation at the International Travel Expo (ITE) Hong Kong 2026, held from June 11 to 14 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Four prominent Nepali IFMGA/NNMGA-certified mountain guides successfully summited Denali (6,190m) — also known as Mount McKinley and the highest peak in North America — on June 13.
International tourist arrivals grew two percent in the first quarter of 2026, with 307 million people travelling internationally between January and March, about six million more than the same period last year, even as the Middle East conflict cast a shadow over global travel demand, according to the latest World Tourism Barometer published by UN Tourism.
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) and eight Nepali travel trade companies concluded a successful four-day participation at the International Travel Expo (ITE) Hong Kong 2026, held from June 11 to 14 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has commenced a Training of Trainers programme for its accredited instructors at the Training Institute for Technical Instruction (TITI) in Sanothimi, Bhaktapur, in a move aimed at strengthening the teaching effectiveness and professional development of those who deliver the country's mountain guide training courses.
A Nepal-China mountaineering and adventure tourism meeting held in Beijing has concluded successfully, bringing together diplomats and mountaineering professionals from both countries to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the adventure tourism sector.
High-level officials including Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Mukunda Prasad Niraula today honoured the Sherpa climbers who successfully fixed ropes to the summits of Mount Everest and Lhotse during this year's spring climbing season.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and eight Nepali travel trade companies concluded a successful four-day participation at the International Travel Expo (ITE) Hong Kong 2026, held from June 11 to 14 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has issued a detailed advisory urging all tourists entering Nepal via land borders to follow official travel guidelines, aiming to ensure safer and smoother journeys for visitors arriving overland, particularly Indian nationals travelling by road.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), in collaboration with the Spa Association Nepal and other stakeholders, marked World Wellness Day in Kathmandu with a programme bringing together national and international wellness experts, practitioners, tourism professionals, and policymakers to chart the future of wellness tourism in Nepal.
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
A drier-than-normal monsoon is forecast across parts of the Hindu Kush Himalaya this year — but scientists are warning that lower rainfall will not translate into lower risk, with intense rain bursts, rising temperatures, and shrinking water reserves combining to make the 2026 season potentially more dangerous, not less.
Leading scientists, government officials, and conservationists from across South Asia have gathered in Kathmandu for a five-day regional event aimed at strengthening coordinated protection of the pangolin — the world's most trafficked mammal — and charting a shared conservation course for the next 25 years.
On World Environment Day, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) and the Cimex BYD Charity Foundation (CBCF) have reaffirmed their partnership under the "Everest 1° Initiative," marking a season of significant environmental progress on the world's highest mountain even as it recorded its busiest climbing year in history.
The Himalayan Climate Charter Summit has adopted the Namche Action Plan 2026–2030, a landmark framework aimed at saving the mountain environment from the growing impacts of the climate crisis.
The BBC has broadcast a video interview of Dawa Sherpa, the Sherpa guide who survived seven days alone in Everest's death zone, filmed inside the intensive care unit of HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu without the knowledge or consent of his family or hospital authorities, drawing sharp condemnation from his wife and raising serious questions about the broadcaster's adherence to its own editorial standards.
In the world's highest and harshest wilderness — where oxygen thins, winds howl, and every second can separate life from death — Lhakpa Gyalzen Sherpa has become a legend.
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.
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has heightened nationwide preparedness measures after Nipah virus cases were reported in neighbouring countries, while confirming that no infection has been detected in Nepal to date.
Nepal Mountaineering Association’s executives have been elected to different positions at the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation, commonly known by its French name Union internationale des associations d'alpinisme (UIAA).
Nepali-origin scholar based in Australia, Dr. Ashish Bista, has been recognized by the World Book of Records, London, with seven world records for postgraduate and professional academic achievements.
Godawari Municipality in Bagmati Province has signed a Friendship City agreement with Wyndham City in Victoria, Australia, in a partnership that both sides say opens new avenues for tourism promotion, cultural exchange, and community-level cooperation between the two countries.
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