Kathmandu, Lonely Planet’s World Top Five City for 2019

KATHMANDU:  Nepal is again in news for its tourism! This time because of its capital city Kathmandu, the home to various heritage sites and tourism spots.
In its latest announcement, the world’s leading tourism guide featured Kathmandu in the list of its top five cities, globally.

Kathmandu grabbed the 5 position in the Lonely Planet’s list of top ‘ten cities primed to capture travelers’ imagination’ in 2019.

While Copenhagen and Denmark topped the list at first and second positions, Shēnzhèn of China, Novi Sad of Serbia and Miami of Florida stood next followed by Kathmandu.

Surprisingly, Kathmandu stood above renowned cities such as Mexico City, Dakar of Senegal, Seattle of Washington, Zadar of Croatia and Meknès of Morocco.

Commending Kathmandu’s efforts post the 2015 earthquake, Lonely Planet lauded the pace of ongoing earthquake reconstruction activity towards rejuvenating the quake-hit structures.