Revival of domestic tourism

The industry may have to rely on the domestic market for some time to come.

It has been almost two years since the cancellation of an event that might have attracted the highest inflow of tourists to Nepal from all corners of the world. Alas, it was not to be. Visit Nepal 2020 was touted to be a year to infuse new life, particularly into the tourism sector. Instead, no sooner had the year begun than news reports of the novel coronavirus started doing the rounds; and before long, governments worldwide imposed restrictions on travel. From the onset, it was pretty clear that the brunt of such measures would be felt the most by the tourism industry.