The Hotel Association Nepal (HAN) has called on the government to roll out timely financial, fiscal and policy measures in support of the country’s hotel industry, as the hospitality sector continues to face challenges in the wake of the Bhotekoshi flood. The association also drew attention to the assistance that HAN and its member hotels have extended to the families of tourists still missing after the disaster.
HAN President Binayak Shah, Senior Vice President Prabin B. Panday and Secretary General Sajan Shakya met the Finance Minister at his office to talk over the concerns and priorities of the hospitality industry. At the meeting, the delegation updated the minister on the sector’s ongoing relief efforts and laid out a wider set of issues that require government attention. The talks combined the industry’s immediate humanitarian response with its longer-term concerns regarding the sustainability and recovery of Nepal’s hotel sector.
HAN Outlines Support for Families of Missing Tourists
At the meeting, HAN informed the Finance Minister about the financial, material, logistical and employment related support that the association and its member hotels have mobilized under the Bhotekoshi Flood Relief Program. The initiative has included aid meant to help the families of tourists still missing after the devastating floods, showing how the hospitality sector has taken part in the response beyond its usual tourism and accommodation services.
HAN pointed to the collective efforts of hotels and hospitality businesses in assisting affected families throughout the crisis. According to the association, the industry has shown its commitment to standing with the nation in a difficult period, drawing on its resources and organizational network to deliver assistance where it is needed. The briefing also set the hotel sector’s relief efforts within the broader response to the disaster and its effects on tourism-related communities.
Hospitality Industry Seeks Financial and Policy Support
In addition to the relief initiatives, the HAN delegation brought a wide range of concerns from the hospitality industry before the Finance Minister. The association called on the government to take timely monetary, fiscal and policy-related steps that can help hotels keep operating, bounce back from recent disruptions and strengthen their capacity to contribute to the national tourism economy.
HAN stressed how important it is for government measures to address the wider needs of the hotel industry, not just the immediate challenges. The association’s appeal comes as hospitality businesses look for conditions that can sustain their operations, encourage recovery and foster future growth. Reinforcing the financial and policy environment for hotels also matters for preserving the broader tourism ecosystem, in which accommodation businesses play a central role.
Hotels Deepen Their Role in National Crisis Response
The meeting also brought into focus the growing role of Nepal’s hospitality industry in times of national crisis. Working through HAN and its member properties, hotels have taken part in relief and support efforts tied to the Bhotekoshi disaster, showing that the sector’s duties can reach beyond catering to domestic and international travelers.
This kind of involvement has also deepened the bond between the hospitality industry and communities hit by disruptions to tourism. By offering financial, material and logistical help, the sector has aimed to assist those affected while still representing the interests of businesses dealing with their own operational difficulties. HAN’s engagement with the Finance Ministry mirrors this dual responsibility, as the industry addresses the immediate crisis while also pursuing a path toward recovery.
HAN Pushes for Stronger Tourism Recovery Measures
The meeting with the Finance Minister reflects HAN’s effort to bring the hospitality sector’s concerns directly into government talks on economic and policy support. The association is pursuing measures that can help hotels stay sustainable, bounce back from recent hardships and take on a greater role in rebuilding confidence in Nepal’s tourism industry.
For Nepal’s tourism sector, the wellbeing of the hotel industry is tightly linked to the wider recovery of travel and tourism activity. HAN’s appeal therefore combines humanitarian support for families affected by the Bhotekoshi disaster with a call for stronger government action to sustain and revive hospitality businesses. The association’s engagement underscores the industry’s push for coordinated measures capable of supporting both immediate recovery and the longer-term development of Nepal’s tourism economy.
