In reply to GrahamD:
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> If they have their business model wrong, I'm assuming that people will go for Tibet, Bhutan, Sikim, Pakistan, Kashmir etc.
Tibet and Sikkim are far (far) more expensive and restricted than Nepal.
Bhutan totally prohibits any mountaineering, since the early 90s.
Pakistan is far more difficult to climb in, with fewer easy peaks with access infrastructure.
Kashmir? Depends where you mean, but India in general
could provide a real alternative/competition for easy and accessible 6000m peak climbing, much better than Nepal, but the Indians don't seem able to allow that.