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David Marriott's first visit to Nepal puts a spotlight on a luxury hotel wave — a 225-room Luxury Collection flagship this year, with a Ritz-Carlton…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 7, 2026
When the chairman of the world's biggest hotel company makes his first trip to Nepal, it is not sightseeing — it is a signal. David Marriott, Chairman of Marriott International, visited Kathmandu this season, touring the group's existing hotels and, most…
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Alongside the Luxury Collection opening, Marriott and CG Hospitality (the Chaudhary Group) have signed to bring The Ritz-Carlton and The Westin to Kathmandu by 2031 — we broke down the Ritz-Carlton's roughly $100 million project in an earlier report . Add…
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The arithmetic is simple. Arrivals are breaking records — June 2026 alone was up 19.5 percent year-on-year — while the supply of internationally managed five-star rooms in Kathmandu has barely moved in a decade. Every new direct flight from the Gulf, China…
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What this means for you Trekking in Nepal no longer means roughing it end-to-end. The pattern our guests increasingly book: a five-star landing in Kathmandu, a teahouse trek in the mountains, and a proper recovery night before flying home. More…
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