Tourism Sector Private Investors to Form New Federation to Counter Nepal Tourism Board
Summary
Private tourism entrepreneurs in Kathmandu are forming a new Nepal Tourism Federation to pressure the government and challenge the Nepal Tourism Board’s current structure and performance. They are also demanding board restructuring, merit-based leadership, better disaster response, and commercial reform of Nepal Airlines.
Key Points
- Major tourism associations have agreed to form the Nepal Tourism Federation to create a stronger umbrella body and directly engage the government.
- Entrepreneurs accuse the Nepal Tourism Board of failing to promote tourism and say its budget and programs are not delivering measurable results.
- The private sector warns against appointing a politically influenced CEO and demands merit-based leadership and institutional representation.
- The meeting also called for a new tourism act and for Nepal Airlines to be run commercially under a public-private partnership model.
