Pramesh, we have colleagues in Nepal so we have heard some stories about how challenging both last year and this year has been to Nepal and the tourism sector. It will still likely take more time before international travel will return, and this will be impacted also by the vaccine rollout in different countries. Like you, we do hope the pandemic will end soon so that travelers can explore again and local people can share of their local culture and nature with travelers. We know how many people are dependent upon tourism for their livelihoods.

The year has been rough for Nepal’s tourism industry. The long awaited Nepal Tourism Year 2020 was brought to a complete halt and any movements within the country was prohibited for more than 6 months. However, the authorities have finally permitted unlimited international flights with “Necessary Measures” since October. This has at least brought a small glimmer of hope to bring back alive the tourism industry.

At the end, the hope is to end this pandemic as soon as possible and amend lives back to normal.

Thanks, Desiree! Glad you found this article so insightful and useful.

Sonia, glad you enjoyed this article and that you’re appreciation has increased of all the opportunities and beautiful places close to you in Malaysia. I imagine that there is SO much still to discover there. We’ve also enjoyed the time we’ve had in Berlin (where we live) to explore its different neighborhoods, parks, forests and other areas, mostly by bicycle. Although we thought we knew the city well, we feel that there is still so much to learn and see! It’s fun to use one’s “traveler’s eyes” at home and explore it in a similar way.

Regarding subscribing to the newsletter, I followed up about that by email. Hopefully you received either that or the confirmation email 🙂

Where are you currently and how does it look over there?

BTW I tried to subscribe several times to your of but received no confirmation email.

BTW . Loved your article Ed about the barber in KL:) super humorous!