Kathmandu, Jan. 5 -- At most airports, lounge access is a privilege reserved for those with a boarding pass. Step past security, flash your ticket, and only then are you allowed to rest. At Tribhuvan International Airport, however, one lounge breaks that rule. At Yatra Lounge & Restro, you do not need to be flying anywhere at all.

Located on the airport premises, outside the restricted departure area, Yatra Lounge & Restro is accessible to everyone. Travellers, relatives who come to see them off, airport and airline staff, and even people with no flight plans can walk in freely-no boarding pass, no special pass, just an open door that welcomes all.

"That was the whole idea," says Laxman Bastola, the director of Yatra Lounge & Restro. "A...