The Nepal Tourism Resilience Forum was established in 2020 in response to the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was created as a platform to bring together tourism practitioners, scholars, government officials, business leaders, and the public to discuss the actions needed to support Nepal’s tourism recovery and resilience. From the outset, our vision has been to develop the Forum into an independent tourism think tank that fosters informed dialogue and evidence-based policy.
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of the global tourism industry. International borders closed, flights were grounded, events were canceled, and travel came to a near standstill, making tourism one of the sectors most severely affected by the crisis. While the pandemic has largely passed, it underscored the need for long-term planning, innovation, and collaboration in addressing the complex challenges facing tourism.
Vision
Our vision is to advance tourism as a transformative force for sustainable national development.
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 the 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
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