This Forum is created to discuss Nepal’s Tourism in the era of COVID-19.
Like many other sectors, tourism is greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic…. In fact, tourism has been hit the hardest as the majority of the global population is under lockdown, international borders are closed, planes are grounded, and events are canceled. The severity of the impacts of COVID-19 on tourism in the long-term is still unknown.
The forum was launched by Gyan Nyaupane, Ph.D. and other members of the Steering Committee in 2020 to host dialogue between practitioners, scholars, government officials, business owners, and the general public interested in understanding what steps are necessary for Nepal to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vision
Our vision is to be an independent forum for current conversations surrounding resilience and tourism in Nepal and the broader Himalayan region.
Mission
Our mission is to provide a collaborative tourism forum that brings together key institutional leaders and academics working in tourism and related fields.
Goals
- To build interdisciplinary synergies among stakeholders for holistic tourism development that is just, sustainable and resilient
- To promote evidence and research-based knowledge for policy and practice
- To foster creativity for new innovative ideas that are niche to Nepal and broader Himalayan region
- To bridge the divide between academia, policy, and practice
Objectives
- To host regular events that bring together disparate stakeholders to engage in conversation and share knowledge around current issues
- To craft evidence-based reports for consumer, private industry, and public administration consumption
- To strategically inform policy by collectively producing recommendations and advocating for change
Tourism Resilience Forum 