The government new policies and programs presented by President Bidya Devi Bhandari before the Legislature-Parliament has declared 2018 as the 'Tourism Year' with a confidence to bring in as many as one million tourists in Nepal in the same year. 

The policies and programs for fiscal year 2016/017 have it that a specific strategy will be devised in view of drawing as many as tourists from the neighboring countries. 

Among the programs towards this end includes formulation and implementation of a 10-year national strategic tourism plan underscoring the development of basic infrastructures for tourism
promotion. Special promotional programs will be put in place to attract bigger number of tourists from neighbouring countries.