Nepal’s tourism paid for 1.19 million jobs in 2023

Planned expansion at Kathmandu airport may hit sector, as could the lack of leadership in the tourism board.

Nepal’s tourism sector generated Rs327.9 billion ($2.5 billion) in revenue and supported 1.19 million jobs directly and indirectly last year, according to the recently released annual World Travel and Tourism Council research report. The report forecasts that Nepal will generate 1.22 million jobs in 2024.