Nepal is hoping to welcome tourists back to the country in time for the next trekking season in the autumn Nepal is hoping to welcome tourists back to the country in time for the next trekking season in the autumn, with attractions being rebuilt and trekking routes in the foothills of Mount Everest reopening. Following the recent devastating earthquakes that killed more than 9,000 people, most hotels and restaurants in Nepal shut down, tourism numbers fell significantly and thousands of porters were left out of work. “It has been hard,” said Sujan Sijapati, operations manager for Intrepid Travel in Nepal. "The earthquake meant that the season finished early and we’ve already written off the coming month to focus on rebuilding for the coming season." Two trekking routes, including the popular Langtang trekking route, were closed and hotels damaged in the quakes on April 25, the worst natural disaster in the country since 1934, and its aftershock on May 12, w