Need To Upgrade Tourism Infrastructure

The tourism industry is an important contributor to the economy of Nepal. There is no doubt that the country has many prospects for the development of tourism. But it is an irony that the country has not been able to take advantage of this. The doors to tourism were opened in the country in 1951. The first Tourism Master Plan was launched in 1972. The government committed itself to develop the tourism industry on a massive scale. Accordingly, the private sector assumed the operational lead, while the government undertook to formulate tourism policies and take reform measures. In 1995, the government announced the Tourism Policy to develop tourism as a priority sector.