President Ram Chandra Paudel declared that the 2080s in the Bikram Samvat calendar would be known as the ‘Visit Nepal decade’. Additionally, the year 2025 will be designated as a special year for tourism.

• These announcements were made as part of the policies and programs for the fiscal year 2080/81.
• The aim of these declarations is to promote tourism in Nepal and attract visitors from around the world during the specified time periods.
• Tourism in Nepal is recovering after a decline caused by the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020’ campaign, which aimed to attract over 2 million foreign tourists.
• The government is planning to restore tourism influx into the country after the pandemic.