KATHMANDU, 24 August 2026: The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Nepal Chapter, in collaboration with Nepal Airlines and nine private-sector travel trade companies, reached out to 221 international tour operations and travel buyers during last week’s PATA Travel Mart (PTM) 2026, held from 18 to 20 August 18 to 20 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
The mart welcomed over 1,100 tourism delegates from 48 countries, including 221 buyers representing 215 companies from 29 international source markets, creating opportunities for tourism businesses and destinations to network and hold business meetings.
The Nepali exhibitors at PTM 2026 included Himalayan Holidays Nepal, ExpeditionHimalaya.com, Destinago Tours & Travels, Royal Mountain Travel, Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon, Off the Wall Trekking, Mountain Delight Treks & Expeditions, Mountain Tiger Nepal, and Mission Nepal Holidays.
The “Nepal Pavilion” highlighted Nepal’s diverse offerings, including mountaineering, trekking, expeditions, spirituality, wellness, luxury travel, community-based tourism, and immersive, transformative experiences. PTM 2026 marked the first international travel trade show at which Nepali tourism exhibitors promoted wellness offerings alongside the destination’s broader appeal, as the country prepares to celebrate 2027 as Wellness Year.
At PTM 2026, the PATA Nepal Chapter also promoted the 7th Himalayan Travel Mart (HTM 2027), Nepal’s premier international travel trade show, which will take place from 1 to 4 June 2027, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
“PTM 2026 was very fruitful for Nepali exhibitors, and it gave us a proud moment to celebrate once again, as the PATA Nepal Chapter received the ‘Award of Excellence’ among global PATA Chapters,” said Bibhuti Chand Thakur, Immediate Past Chairman of the PATA Nepal Chapter.
Across the two main Travel Mart days, buyers and sellers took part in more than 4,000 scheduled business appointments, creating opportunities to develop new partnerships, explore new source markets, and generate future business.
The next PATA Travel Mart will be held in Macao from 20 to 22 September 2027.
(Source: PATA Nepal Chapter)
