Nepal starts losing Indian tourists

Officials say there are three key factors behind this: The stoppage of Indian entry to Tibet, China, for the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra, a spate of bus and air crashes, and rising airfares.

For decades, Nepal has been one of the must-visit holiday destinations for Indians. They come to see the mystical mountains, visit the Pashupatinath shrine in Kathmandu and to go to Kailash Manasarovar in China, or to dive into one of the casinos—and for a host of other reasons.