The sixth edition of the Eastern Travel Mart concluded on Sunday after three days of business meetings, exhibitions, and networking sessions at Itahari, reinforcing the city's growing role as a gateway for tourism in eastern Nepal.
The Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA) welcomed 48,513 tourists in March 2026, with foreign visitors and South Asian travelers combining to reflect robust demand for one of Nepal's most celebrated natural and cultural destinations.
Nepal showcased its tourism products and connectivity offerings at a Tourism Promotion and B2B programme held in Tokyo on Wednesday, bringing together key stakeholders from Nepal and Japan to foster travel trade partnerships and boost visitor arrivals from one of Asia's most lucrative outbound tourism markets.
The Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) Gandaki has expressed deep concern over a fire that gutted a lodge at Annapurna Base Camp last week, calling on federal, provincial, and local governments to urgently address fire safety, emergency preparedness, and insurance gaps across Nepal's high-altitude tourism infrastructure.
Nepal has issued climbing permits to 170 mountaineers across 24 expedition teams on 12 peaks in the first month of the spring 2026 season, collecting USD 729,530
A fire broke out at a lodge in Annapurna Base Camp (4,130m) on Tuesday afternoon, destroying property but causing no human casualties, according to reports circulating on social media and local sources.
Nepal's Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has pushed back against international and national media reports claiming that guides in the Everest region were deliberately poisoning tourists' food to engineer fake helicopter rescues, saying investigations so far have found no evidence of food adulteration and warning that the spreading of such unverified claims is illegal.
A five-member rope-fixing team from 8K Expeditions reached the summit of Ama Dablam at 2:54 pm on Friday, April 4, officially opening the route for all climbers for the Spring 2026 season.
The 10th Mountain Festival, organized by the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), concluded on Saturday, reaffirming its role as a key platform for celebrating Nepal’s mountain tourism while promoting mountain culture, sports, and environmental conservation.
The Nepal National Mountain Guide Association (NNMGA) has strongly rejected claims that certified mountain guides were involved in fake helicopter rescue operations in the Nepalese Himalaya, saying there is no verified evidence linking professional guides — including those affiliated with NNMGA or holding internationally recognised IFMGA certification — to any such activity.