Travel & Leisure

  • CAAN invites applications for director general in open competitive recruitment
    Travel & Leisure

    CAAN invites applications for director general in open competitive recruitment

    25 April 2026

    The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has invited applications from eligible candidates for the vacant position of Director General — the authority's chief executive — through an open competitive process, a significant departure from the previous practice of direct ministerial appointment.

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    Tourism Ministry sets up new body merging NATHM, NMA

    24 April 2026

    The government has formed a new body by merging the Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM) and the Nepal Mountain Academy (NMA), aiming to streamline tourism education and training.

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    Yak and Chauri Festival 2083 to be held at Parbati Kunda in Rasuwa

    22 April 2026

    Amaghedingmo Rural Municipality in Rasuwa district is organising the Yak and Chauri Festival 2083 at Parbati Kunda, Gatlang, on April 26-28, combining yak conservation, cultural promotion and tourism development in one of the Himalayan districts closest to Kathmandu.

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    Swedish wheelchair athlete Aron Anderson summits Lobuche East

    20 April 2026

    Swedish adventurer Aron Anderson, who has used a wheelchair since losing the ability to walk at the age of nine following cancer surgery, has reached the summit of Lobuche East (6,119m) in Nepal's Khumbu region, adding another extraordinary chapter to one of the most remarkable records in adaptive adventure sport.