News Summary

• Nepal is appealing to international tourists not to cancel their travel plans, but equally, infrastructure and communities have to be ready for them.
• Almost 1.16 million foreign tourists visited Nepal last year, its best year since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Tourism supports about 15 percent of Nepal’s employment, and its benefits reach from hotels and trekking companies to guides, porters, restaurants, transport operators and remote communities.
• But past disasters in Nepal and elsewhere show that getting tourism recovery right can be surprisingly difficult.