Marred by COVID-19, Lumbini hotels desperately await guests
24 Jan 2025
LUMBINI: World famous Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Budhha, is relatively calm these days as touristic activities have significantly slowed down here due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
However, tourism entrepreneurs here have not stopped making investments amidst the adverse situation caused by the pandemic.
Around Rs 25 billion has been invested in Rupandehi-based hotels. There are 2,500 small and big hotels in Rupandehi and 150 of them are considered as standard ones and are presently operational, according to Hotel Entrepreneurs Association, Rupandehi Chair Ram Prasad Gautam.
As Gautam said,...
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