Kathmandu: The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) launched a monthly digital publication titled ‘Tourism Insights’ that features vital statistics, market trends, and global perspectives. The platform aims to provide accurate, timely, and fact-based information to policy-makers, tourism entrepreneurs, and researchers, thereby contributing to strengthening Nepal’s tourism recovery and resilience.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the digital publication was unveiled last Sunday during a program themed ‘Current Status of Tourism and Strategies for Revival,’ attended by representatives and heads of various tourism-based organizations. Kabindra Bhatta, an officer at NTB’s Research Department, shared that the publication includes detailed information on visitors, key source markets, sectoral arrival, foreign exchange revenue, and foreign direct investments, among other topics.
Bhatta added that the publication also incorporates insights and data from international agencies and organizations such as the United Nations Tourism Organization and the World Travel and Tourism Council. Deepakraj Joshi, CEO of the Board, expressed his confidence that ‘Tourism Insights’ will offer essential statistics and strategic guidelines to lead Nepal’s tourism sectors towards sustainable development.
Narendra Dev Bhatta, General-Secretary of the Pacific Asia Travel Association’s Nepal chapter, emphasized the importance of a long-term strategy to safeguard the tourism sector during crises. Similarly, Binayak Shah, President of the Hotel Association of Nepal, highlighted the challenges persisting in the hospitality sector and called for collective efforts to address them.