Urgent Steps Needed To Ensure Air Safety

Even as Nepal holds immense potential for tourism growth, the tourism sector has been grappling with numerous problems in the absence of desired initiatives. Despite this, the country was able to play host to more than one million international tourists in 2023. Inspired by such a notable revival in visitor arrivals after COVID-19, the federal government has aimed at attracting 1.6 million foreign tourists this year. During the first seven months this year, the nation has lured a total of 647,615 foreign travellers. This figure represents a bit more than 21 per cent rise as compared to the data of the same period last year. The country is expected to witness around the same number of tourists in the upcoming autumn as it is considered a peak tourist season.