Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management

Previously known as HMTTC, the Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM) is an academy established four decades ago by the Government of Nepal with technical backing from UNDP/ILO. It was officially established in 1972. Along with its steady services in Nepalese Tourism and Hotel Management education, NATHM has been bringing forth the proficient workforce required for the hospitality and travel industry. With the enormous growth in the travel industry over recent years, the accompanying need for skilled manpower has not subsided. As a result, the academy, with deliberation alongside the industry, introduced three years’ bachelor's degree in Hotel Management (BHM) in 1999, and three years bachelor's degree in Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM) in September 2003 in affiliation with Tribhuvan University. In addition, NATHM is also associated with the International College of Hotel Management (ICHM) after having obtained an official accreditation to enroll its BHM graduates into the fourth year of Bachelor of International Hotel Management in Adelaide, Australia. Established with an aim to generate skillful manpower in the hospitality and tourism sector, NATHM is located at Ravi Bhawan in Kathmandu.

With over forty years of experience in tourism and hotel management education, the college has been continuously looking to contribute with skilled human resources for the enhancement of the travel and hospitality sector. NATHM is coordinated by the Board of Directors attended by the secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Mr. Suresh Man Shrestha along with the members of the Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN), Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA), Ministry of Finance, Trekking Agents Association of Nepal (TAAN), National Planning Commission (NPC), and Department of Labor and Employment Promotion.

The goal of NATHM is to provide a skilled workforce needed in the hospitality and tourist industries for jobs including housekeeping, front desk staff, food preparation and control, and basic food preparation.