TIA to remain closed for 10 hrs due to runway extension work
KATHMANDU, Oct 25: The Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) ( Kathmandu International Airport -IATA code KTM) is said to remain closed for 10 hours due to the extension work of the runway despite the peak time of tourist influx.
The TIA is set to be closed from November 8 due to ...
India Offers Free 30-Day e-Tourist Visa for Thai Nationals Starting July 1
Starting July 1, 2024, Thai nationals can travel to India with a free 30-day e-Tourist visa, allowing single or double entry. This visa waiver aims to promote tourism and strengthen cultural ties between the two nations. Apply online now and explore India's diverse attracti...
7 places in Nepal you should visit in 2024
Nepal Tourism Board, the country’s tourism promotional body, recommends seven top places to visit in Nepal this year, one each from the seven provinces. Here’s a brief introduction to them all.
https://kathmandupost.com/travel/2024/02/19/7-places-in-nepal-you-should-visit-in-2024
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China to waive visa fees for Nepali nationals
KATHMANDU, APRIL 28
The People's Republic of China has decided to waive visa fees for Nepali citizens visiting the country.
The Embassy of China in Kathmandu announced that starting May 1, 2024, no visa fees will be applied to Nepali nationals. This decision follows an agreement reached durin...
Electronic Travel Authorization for Visa
All passengers travelling to Nepal by air or land route no longer require a proof of COVID Vaccinations (COVID pass) or a negative PCR test report of COVID-19.
Notice Regarding the Introduction of Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) Visa System
Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) for Tourist Visa
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Chinese digital payment service WeChat Pay and NMB Bank Nepal have partnered to make the mobile payment system available in Nepal.
The service which launched on Thursday allows Chinese nationals visiting Nepal to pay for their purchases using their mobile sets.
In February 2020, Nepal Rastra Bank had allowed NMB Bank to establish infrastructure...
KATHMANDU May 30: The government has removed the requirement of mandatory negative PCR test reports and Covid-19 vaccination certificate for international air travelers visiting Nepal.
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MOCTCA) sent a letter to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), instructing the regulatory body to imple...
POKHARA, JANUARY 1
Newly-built Pokhara Regional International Airport - the third international airport in the country - was inaugurated by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at a special ceremony held here today.
On the occasion, Dahal unveiled a plaque marking the official inauguration of the airport after arriving in Pokhara along with Deputy P...
Government authorities on Monday announced that international passengers will not have to submit the declaration forms, beginning midnight, 22nd November.
A notice from the Civil Aviation ministry read, "In the light of sustained declining COVID-19 trajectory and significant advances being made in COVID-19 vaccination coverage both globally as wel...
Mustang, Nov 4 2022 : President Bidya Devi Bhandari visited the famous religious site of Muktinath this morning.
Chief District Officer (CDO) Netra Prasad Sharma said that the head of state performed special puja (worship) at the temple. President Bhandari visited the place in connection with the unveiling of the statue of Lord Gautama Buddha and ...
Bhutan to reopen its border to tourists from 23rd September
Bhutan will reopen its borders to tourists in September. The Tourism Council said it will do so with a renewed focus on the sustainability of the sector. The news comes a day after Parliament passed the new Tourism Levy Bill 2022. The bill revised the Sustainable Development Fee per touri...
Nepal on Thursday threw the door wide open to tourists, removing all pre-arrival testing requirements for fully vaxxed travellers in a bid to recharge its moribund tourism industry. All foreign visitors have to do is flash their vaccine cards, officials said.
The Himalayan republic has become the latest among a few nations to ease entry protoco...
All regular international flights will operate in 100 per cent capacity by March 27 as the coronavirus situation in India has improved now," Scindia said.
The government had banned all international scheduled flights for a week starting March 23, 2020. The ban stretched for nearly two years in the midst of a raging pandemic.
However, special inte...
London, July 6: Germany is lifting a Covid-related travel ban on people from the UK and four other variant-hit countries.
The restrictions, which also applied to people from Portugal, Russia, India and Nepal, will be relaxed from Wednesday. Visitors who are fully vaccinated will also not be required to quarantine.
Non-vaccinated people will howev...
The government on Monday announced the resumption of international and domestic flights beginning August 17. The flights have remained suspended for over four months now in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Shiva Maya Tumbahangphe, the minister for law, justice and parliamentary affairs, told the Post that a Cabinet meeting on Monday decided to a...
Lock down to continue, cabinet decides to extend term till May 18, 2020
And International flight suspend till 31st May 2020.
KATHMANDU: A meeting of the Council of Ministers held today has decided to extend the term of ongoing nationwide coronavirus-lockdown till May 18.
On Tuesday, a meeting of the High-Level Coordination Committee for the Prev...
KATHMANDU: The Council of Ministers, on recommendation of the Hight Level Coordination Committee for the Prevention and Control of Covid-19, has decided to extend the lockdown until May 7.
On Saturday, the Ministry of Health had proposed to either extend the lockdown by a week or to recommend the provincial governments to take individual decisions...
Suspension of All Domestic & International Commercial Flight in Nepal till 30th Apr 2020
The suspension period of all domestic and international commercial flights is extended till 15 April
2020 midnight (23:59 NST). Special flight permission from Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal is required for repatriation flights, freighter flights, r...
Bhutan comes together to battle COVID-19
March 7, 2020
All 39 samples of primary contacts tested negative
Tshering Palden
With the Royal Centre for Disease Control declaring all the 39 samples of people who had direct contact with the 76-year-old American tourist negative, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering said that the country has very lit...
To
All TAAN Members,
Subject: Updates of Annapurna Base Camp Trek.
It is to inform you all that Annapurna Base Camp Trekking Trail has been opened. Trekkers started to trek back to the Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) route nearly a month after seven trekkers went missing in an avalanche that hit the area. Eight trekkers reached the ABC area and...
The codeshare flights between Kuwait and Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Airports will commence from August 1
Turkish Airlines and Kuwait Airways announced a new bilateral codeshare partnership, that will see Kuwait national carrier’s code added to Turkish Airlines flights, and Turkey’s national carrier’s code added to Kuwait Airways flights operated betwe...
Starting July 22, the flights aim to project Kathmandu as a transit hub for Bangladeshi passengers
Himalaya Airlines announces direct flights from Kathmandu to Dhaka and vice versa from July 22. The airline will operate its A32o – 214 narrow-bodied aircraft on the route, configured with 150 Economy Class and eight Premium Economy Class seats.
Th...
Kathmandu, June 19
Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) is preparing to resume operation for 21-hours-a-day from July.
As the runway rehabilitation work of TIA is all set to be completed before the earlier announced deadline of June 30, the airport is ready to resume its regular service. Currently, the airport is closed for 10 hours every day fr...
International passengers arriving at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) are required to carry their luggage to the new vehicle parking area as the TIA office doesn’t allow to carry luggage with trolleys or let private vehicle wait at the arrival section.
The new parking area is situated 200 meters away from the international arrival section.
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Kathmandu, March 29
Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), Nepal’s sole international airport, will remain shut for 10 hours per day from Monday, as its management embarks on the biggest maintenance work of the runway since its construction in 1975.
The construction work on the tarmac of TIA will continue from 10 pm to 8 am everyday for 45 days. ...
Karnali is one of the major rivers of Nepal. Out of 6 thousand rivers, only 16 rivers are feasible for water recreation business/rafting. Karnali till date is a pristine, perennial and turbulent river of Himalayas.
The river could be a cornerstone for aqua-tourism development of Nepal, and a boon for the far west Nepal. In its 1,080 km (Puramg...
Feb 10, 2019-
Japan’s civil aviation agency will conduct safety checks of Nepal Airlines Corporation before allowing it to resume service to Kansai International Airport, Osaka, forcing the national flag carrier to postpone the inauguration from February to March-end.
The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau will conduct safety checks before granting land...
The agreement will allow both countries to operate 14 weekly flights and unlimited cargo flights.
Nepal and Cambodia on Thursday signed the first bilateral air service agreement (ASA), allowing 14 weekly flights in either direction.
The ASA will allow the airlines of both countries to launch commercial flights....
RUPANDEHI, Nov 14: The first international Tripitaka recitation program has begun in Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha.
The program jointly organized by the Lumbini Development Trust; All Nepal Bhikkhu Association; The American Buddhist Society and the Thai Budhha Vihar has started on the premises of Mayadevi Temple. Bhikkhu, nuns, Lamas an...
-KATHMANDU
The only airport in Bajhang district which had been closed for around a decade witnessed a test landing on October 10, 2018, of Nepal Airlines Chinese manufactured Harbin Y12e series aircraft. The airport was closed in the year (2065 B.S.) after road infrastructure became effective in Chainpur, Bajhang.
Please refer the link for furt...
During the VVIP Movement, no flights will be allowed to take-off or land. During this time the airport will be completely closed due to the security reason for VVIP flight. Airport NOTAM office will declare NOTAM while the Order of precedence of Nepal will be traveling by airway using airport facility.
Source : https://www.aviationnepal.com/...
Announcement:
15% Discount to the Senior Citizen on Adult Fare both in domestic and international sectors effective from 1st July 2018.
Please refer the link for the further details.
News Source:
http://nepalairlines.com.np/home/notice/15-discount-to-the-senior-citizen-on-adult-fare-both-in-domestic-and-international-sectors-effective-from-1st-...
Jul 8, 2018-Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has started promoting Nepal aggressively in the key Indian cities as travelers from the southern neighbour is expected to boom in religious, leisure and adventure segment.
The country’s tourism promotional body and Society of Travel and Tours Operators Nepal jointly organized Nepal Sales Mission in Ahmedabad, ...
Kathmandu: Tourism entrepreneurs and associations have geared up to attract more foreign tourists in Annapurna region located in central Nepal.
Located in the foothills of world’s 10th tallest mountain in the world Mount Annapurna, Annapurna trekking circuit is the second most popular trekking destination in Nepal after Everest base camp. To att...
While tourism entrepreneurs are optimistic about a gradual increase in the flow of foreign visitors to Nepal in the coming years owing to political stability, they are baulking at the target of attracting two million tourists annually by 2020, which was announced through the 2018-19 federal budget.
The private sector tourism entrepreneurs have s...
Pokhara: The arrivals of tourists to Nepal have grown the highest as the country welcomed over half a million tourists in the first half of 2018, while the arrivals of Chinese tourists have grown by 35.35 percent.
Amid such development, the China-assisted international airport being constructed in the country’s tourism hub of Pokhara has been term...
Aug 2, 2018-The government of New Zealand has extended technical expertise to Nepal for re-measuring the height of Mt Everest—the world’s highest peak.
The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is supporting Dr Chris Pearson, a New Zealand geodesist who is spending four weeks working with the Survey Department of Nepal to assist them...
Aug 2, 2018-Low-cost carrier (LCC) Thai Lion Air made its maiden flight on Bangkok-Kathmandu sector on Wednesday, becoming the second carrier from the land of white elephants to connect Nepal.
The carrier will operate three weekly flights-Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays-from the Don Mueang International Airport, one of the two international airp...
KATHMANDU: The birthplace of Gautam Buddha in Nepal has been named as one of the best Asian destinations to visit in 2018, according to Lonely Planet’s 2018 ‘Best in Asia’ list.
Publishing the travel list on Tuesday, the global travel authority has ranked Lumbini as the best destination to visit over the next year while the historic city came ou...
“We have planned to put the jet into commercial service from Sept 1 after completing all the necessary procedures set by the civil aviation regulator,” he said.
The arrival of the new aircraft will put the national flag carrier in the company of long-haul airlines. Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, the jet has a capacity of 274 passe...
Beijing offers 72-hour visa-free transit for foreign visitors with third-country visas and transit at Beijing.
Foreign visitors, who hold passports issued by the countries on the 72-hour Visa-free Transit Policy List and stay in Beijing for transit for up to 72 hours, could apply for a visa-free transit stay in China at the immigration inspectio...
KATHMANDU: Inspired to do something for protecting environment and fighting against HIV/AIDS, Dr. Amrit and Ajit Baral, two brothers from Baidam-6 of Pokhara, united to embark on a cycling journey across the world back in September of 2015.
Amrit, 29, is a medical doctor by profession, while Ajit, 27, is an environmental activist. They are usin...
Kathmandu, August 17
Nepal Airlines (NA) will start operating direct flights to Dubai from August 18, 2016. The airlines will fly to the city three times a week on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The Dubai sector is a busy route for airliners currently operating in the route. The city has long been a major destination for Nepali migrant wor...
