Industry & Tourism
Marriott went from no hotels in Nepal seven years ago to five open and four signed, including its first Ritz-Carlton. Why chains think Kathmandu is…
By Anjali Shrestha · Jul 31, 2026
Seven years ago, Marriott did not have a single hotel in Nepal. Today it operates five in Kathmandu alone and has signed agreements for at least four more — including the country's first Ritz-Carlton, its first Westin, and, opening within months, the first…
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On 15 June 2026, Marriott International and CG Hospitality Global — the hospitality arm of the Chaudhary Group, Nepal's largest conglomerate — signed a multi-property agreement bringing The Ritz-Carlton Kathmandu and The Westin Kathmandu to the capital…
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The Luxury Collection property has the longer, stranger backstory. Ground was broken in 2014 for what was originally meant to be a Sheraton; construction delays ran long enough that the branding agreement lapsed entirely. Developer MIT Group Holdings, led by…
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Almost none of this changes what happens on the trail — it changes what happens on either side of it. The overwhelming majority of Nepal's 1.16 million annual arrivals still book budget-to-midrange rooms for their Kathmandu nights, and that is not about to…
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