Kathmandu, April 14
The Nepal Tourism Board has begun a survey to assess the impact of Covid-19 crisis on the country’s tourism and other related sectors.
The board’s Chief Executive Officer Dhananjaya Regmi says the survey will be conducted at an extensive scale, aiming at finding out exact data about the impact of the crisis on the sector.
Currently, the board does not have any idea about how many companies are operational in the country’s tourism sector. It has barred the authorities from estimating the crisis’ impact on the sector.
The board informs that the survey will cover eight sectors in particular, namely: airlines, hotels, tourist vehicles, restaurants, rafting companies, trekking and mountaineering, travel and tourism and other activities related to tourism.
After analysing the data, the board will forward its report to the government recommending measures to recover. A few weeks back, the entrepreneurs had expressed their dissatisfaction over initial measures the government had announced for them.
Meanwhile, tourism entrepreneurs have estimated that the sector would lose Rs 40 billion to the crisis. The Hotel Association Nepal has warned that 1.1 million workers are at the risk of losing their jobs.
