Tourism officials had dubbed this year "" — a marketing push aimed at delivering higher visitor numbers and welcoming people back to the country after the earthquake.
Some workers in the Everest tourism industry have returned to their hometowns to wait out the lockdown."The main problem at the moment is paying the rent. We have to pay a monthly rent of $2,900," said Raju Bhatt, owner of the Alpine hotel in Kathmandu. His hotel has 21 rooms and would normally be at full capacity at this time of year with tourists from China, Europe, and the US.
One positive impact of the lengthy lockdown has been the noticeable drop in air pollution in the Kathmandu Valley.
So Nepal built an economy around mountain climbing? OK.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: