December 26, 2022: Nepal is celebrating the next decade (2023-2033) as the tourism decade. The outline of the strategic action plan prepared by the working group formed by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation was announced in a program organized on Friday.
According to the report, the government will focus on the following theme each year
YEAR | THEME |
2023 | Planning |
2024 | Cultural heritage campign in Bagmati |
2025 | Remote area tourism promotion in Gandaki |
2026 | Adventurous and spiritual tourism |
2027 | Buddhist tourism promotion in Lumbini |
2028 | Ramayan-based tourism campaign in the Madhesh |
2029 | Natural and spiritual tourism promotion in Sudarpaschim |
2030 | Biodiversity promotion in Province 1 |
2031 | Virgin Karnali province campaign |
2032 | Festive Nepal campaign |
Based on the concept of tourism for all, the tourism decade aims to create an environment where 3.5 million tourists will visit the country annually within the next 10 years. According to the action plan, the goal has been taken to develop multi-faceted infrastructure across the country, revive the tourism sector and bring tourism arrival to the previous state of 2019 by 2024.