Everything you should know about proposal to convert Palpa’s Rani Mahal into heritage hotel and protests against it

The Nepal Tourism Board has proposed converting the historical palace of Rani Mahal of Palpa into a ‘heritage hotel’. The board says it has planned that Rani Mahal can be made a ‘honeymoon destination’.

“We seek diversification in tourism. For that, we need to engage in different types of products, one of which is Rani Mahal,” says NTB CEO Dhananjay Regmi. Further, he adds, “Rani Mahal is a destination associated with love. Why don’t we connect it with newly married couples?”