Govt to attract 500,000 foreign tourists in one year: Minister Ale

February 5, Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale has pledged to bring in 500,000 tourists in a year after COVID-19 subsides.

The first meeting of the Tourism Revival Committee organised at the Ministry on Friday unveiled the aim of the government to attract 5 hundred thousand tourists in 2022 and double the figure in 2023. However, the year, 2021 saw the arrival of around 100,000 tourists- the lowest in 32 years. The government has prioritised tourism sector ruined by the pandemic, said the Minister.

In the meeting, representatives from private sector demanded that the government to provide reliefs to the affected tourism sector.