Kathmandu, Oct. 14 -- Last month's Gen Z movement has left the tourism industry in disarray. Just as Nepal's main tourist season was about to begin, the protests disrupted the inflow of foreign travelers. Many visitors who had planned to visit Nepal for leisure abruptly canceled their trips. Business owners say the strong wave of advance bookings they had received for this season sharply declined following the unrest.

During the protests, several tourism infrastructures were vandalized and set on fire. Around a dozen tourism-related establishments were damaged in Pokhara, the tourism capital of Nepal. According to local entrepreneurs, the destruction of infrastructure and the decline in foreign visitors have rendered many workers depende...