A New York Times list of Top 52 Places to go in 2014 has included the Himalayan Kingdom Nepal on 45th position. The popular newspaper calling Nepal as home to eight of the world’s 10 highest summits (including Everest)
Some welcomed the announcement, while others dismissed it, saying the government had stretched the meaning of “peak” in a few cases to include subpeaks within mountains that were already accessible in order to rake in more in fees. Even so, the proposal is significant since it is the first such release in a decade. If the approval process progresses as expected, the territory will open for the spring season.— SANJAY SURANA
Last month, another popular online travel website Tripadvisor had listed Nepal’s capital city Kathmandu in top rising travel destinations of the world.