Nepal plans to lure tourists for a decade - Visit Nepal 2023 - 2032
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Nepal declares 2023-2033 as 'Visit Decade' with a 73-point plan to revive tourism, including discounts for film producers, night heritage walks, and new climbing routes.
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The Nepal government has declared 2023 to 2033 as the Nepal visit decade, with the aim of boosting its tourism sector that was severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation minister Jeevan Ram Shrestha announced this on Sunday, along with a 73-point tourism recovery action plan.
Some of the highlights of the action plan are:
- Offering attractive discounts to foreign film producers and artists for shooting in Nepal
- Hosting an international conference of tourism ministers from South Asian nations
- Launching night time heritage walks in Kathmandu, Kirtipur, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur within the Kathmandu valley
- Establishing a mountain climbing research center in the Everest region and a Sherpa museum
- Opening new mountains over 5,800 to 8,000m for climbing
- Launching the “One Nepali One Foreign Friend Campaign” with the help of the Non-Resident Nepali Association
- Conducting a campaign for cleaning and sanitizing popular destinations
The minister said that Nepal’s tourism sector, which is a vital source of foreign exchange income, has seen a gradual recovery this year, with over 50,000 tourists per month visiting the Himalayan nation since the beginning of 2022. He expressed hope that the Nepal visit decade will attract more tourists and generate more revenue for the country.