Since 2001, people have spent an estimated USD 620 million to visit New Zealand’s Middle-Earth from Lord of the Rings — a model Nepal could learn from given its own cinematic potential.
The first foreigners may have been an eccentric and colorful bunch, but they did understand international tourism.
Nepal can learn from Vietnam that tourism transformation does not begin with mere grand investment but with everyday discipline, service excellence and civic pride, in short, getting the basics right.
Nepal should shift from viewing its diaspora as a financial resource to embracing cultural and social connections.
Nepathya – a Nepali band that does not only make great music but has inculcated great practices into their being.
As social dynamics shift, physical structure must adapt. Can Kathmandu catch up?