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Nepal Tourism Board Names 5 New Members — Including a Trekking Guide Chosen From 1,100 Applicants

The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation seated a new private-sector board on July 14, 2026 — headlined by an 8,000m expedition operator…

By Laxman Rawal · Jul 20, 2026

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On July 14, 2026, Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation seated five new private-sector members on the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), the state body that markets Nepal abroad and helps steer standards across the trekking, expedition and…

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What this means for trekkers

What this means for you Board appointments rarely change your trip directly, but this one is worth watching. With a working expedition operator and a former head of the national trekking agencies' association both holding seats, the NTB's private-sector voice…

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