Industry & Tourism
Government figures show foreign tourists lingering longer than ever while daily spending sits near a 30-year low. The number is real, but it is…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 28, 2026
Nepal's newest tourism figures land on a real contradiction. In 2025, foreign visitors stayed longer than in any year on record — an average of 16.34 days — yet spent less per day than almost any year since the country began tracking the number. Average daily…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
What this means for you A falling national average is not a signal that trekking itself has gotten cheap, or that Nepal is short-changing high-spending visitors on value. It is a statistic dragged down by a very different, much larger segment of travellers…
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