Nepal tops G Adventures’ 2020 Adventure Travel Hotspots

Kathmandu: G has charted a surge towards emerging and rebounding destinations, where it says tourism “can truly be a force for good”.

Using its own data, coupled with travel trends, the adventure specialist has picked out 12 locations it believes are ready to breakthrough or re-emerge next year.

Five years since the devastating earthquake of 2015, Nepal tops G’s list, with the operator recording a 90% increase in travelers since 2017.

Nepal’s 2020 Visit Nepal campaign will aim to attract two million visitors next year, while G’s new Wellness Nepal tour seeks to tap into the countries’ uniquely spiritual culture.

Georgia and Madagascar follow Nepal while Sri Lanka, Ireland, Nicaragua, Brazil, St Vincent, and the Grenadines, Laos, Japan, South Africa, and Greenland round out G’s top 12.

G founder Bruce Poon Tip said: “In a world that’s becoming increasingly divided, travel can be a vehicle and force for good to unite us as a global community.

“As pioneers of community tourism, our mission is to change people’s lives through travel, going beyond the lives of our travelers to the locals we visit, particularly people who are marginalized.

“When we return from a transformative travel experience, we can then bring back what we learned to make a difference in our own communities, that’s what we call the ripple effect.”