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Instagram is making you a worse tourist – here’s how to travel respectfully
Instagram is making you a worse tourist – here’s how to travel respectfully Reports of a man defacing the Colosseum in Rome shows that behaviour has deteriorated even...
Nepal all set to ban solo trekkers from April 1
Nepal all set to ban solo trekkers from April 1 The move follows reports of solo trekkers frequently going missing in the Himalayas
The Terraces opens its arms for high-end luxury-seekers
The Terraces opens its arms for high-end luxury-seekers The Lankuri Bhanjyag hill facility offers many luxuries, grand views and a venue for MICE...
Annapurna Region's foot trails lose their charm as motorways take over
Annapurna Region's foot trails lose their charm as motorways take over The trekking tourism in the Annapurna region is in crisis after the dozers demolished the...
CAAN grounds Guna Airlines planes over 'safety concerns'
CAAN grounds Guna Airlines planes over 'safety concerns' An official says the planes are grounded because the airlines’ has not paid its staff...
New zip-line opens in Kurintar
New zip-line opens in Kurintar Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha inaugurated and took a ride on the zip-line at the River...
Nepali hotel occupancy drops below 15 per cent
Nepali hotel occupancy drops below 15 per cent Tourism entrepreneurs blame high airfares, Nepal’s frequent air crashes for fewer than usual visitors during...
Monks, priests offer prayers at Yeti Airlines plane crash site 
Monks, priests offer prayers at Yeti Airlines plane crash site  Reports say flight data recorders are being flown to Singapore on Friday
Usha Rajak thanks followers for supporting her cause
Usha Rajak thanks followers for supporting her cause Officials swing into action, days after Rajak highlights the troubles caused by steep travelator at...
Normal services resume at TIA as weather improves
Normal services resume at TIA as weather improves Two flights were diverted in the morning but the airport is fully operational now, says...
Probe begins after Prabhu helicopter lands on Syangja football ground (WATCH)
Probe begins after Prabhu helicopter lands on Syangja football ground (WATCH) Civil aviation authorities begin investigation after drunk passengers force pilot to land chopper on football...
Yeti Airlines ATR crash could have been averted, says expert
Yeti Airlines ATR crash could have been averted, says expert Since 1962, over 900 people have lost their lives in air crashes - what should...
Sonu Jaiswal’s live video ‘filmed on different aircraft’
Sonu Jaiswal’s live video ‘filmed on different aircraft’ YT 691 passenger Sonu Jaiswal’s video goes viral, but CAAN denies it was filmed before...
Why are Nepal's airlines unsafe? An expert explains
Why are Nepal's airlines unsafe? An expert explains Nepal's aviation industry has improved safety, yet it still falls short
Flightradar24 reveals ‘erroneous data’ sent by YT691
Flightradar24 reveals ‘erroneous data’ sent by YT691 Flightradar24 notes that “the flight stopped transmitting position data 7 minutes before the last data...
Annapurna Circuit records nearly 16k footfall in 2022
Annapurna Circuit records nearly 16k footfall in 2022 ACAP says the number of visitors is climbing steadily from its lowest ebb of 1,976...
Despite occasional crashes, ATR 72 remains a popular aircraft
Despite occasional crashes, ATR 72 remains a popular aircraft Yeti Airlines maintains a fleet of five, while Buddha Air boasts eleven ATR 72
Authorities recover 68 bodies from crash site
Authorities recover 68 bodies from crash site Nepal's aviation regulator CAAN says 72 people, including 15 foreign nationals, were on board the...
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