Encouraging Tourist arrivals in October 2019Friday, November 8th, 2019
The tourism sector of Nepal enjoyed a sustained growth in international tourist arrivals to Nepal in October 2019 welcoming 143,870 total tourists throughout the month, which is 10% more than the arrival in same month last year. Total of 123,267 visitors came by air, whereas 20,603 came overland. The arrival figures for first ten months (January - October) 2019 reached 975,557, out of which, 820,499 international visitors came by air and 155,058 came overland.
Tourist arrivals from India in October 2019 increased by 9.1% in comparison to the figures of October 2018 and reached 12,707. Similarly, 2,786 Bangladeshi Tourist visited Nepal in October 2019 which is 58.6 % more than the arrivals in October 2018. The overall arrivals from SAARC countries registered a growth of 7% on October over the same month last year with 21,720 total tourist arrivals. Total Indian and Bangladeshi Visitors in first ten months (January-October) of 2019 reached 169,952 and 19,279 respectively.
Likewise 15,037 Chinese tourists visited Nepal in October 2019, which is 11.5 % more than the arrivals in same month of 2018. Total arrival from China in first ten months (January-October) of 2019 reached 134,281. Similarly, the visitors from Thailand, South Korea and Japan in October 2019 were 3,698, 3,032 and 2,541.
The European arrivals have also surged with sustained growths from the key markets with 42,297 total arrivals in October 2019. Arrivals from the United Kingdom, Germany and France in October 2019 were 8,672, 7,308, and 6,777 respectively. Total European Visitors in first ten months (January-October) of 2019 reached 199,003.
Total number of the US visitors to Nepal in October 2019 was 12,109. The total US arrivals in first ten months (January-October) of 2019 reached 77,798, an increase of 5% over the figures of last year. Likewise, the number of Australian and Canadian visitors to Nepal in October 2019 was 5,625 and 2,624 respectively.
Deepak Raj Joshi, CEO of Nepal Tourism Board remarked that the growth of international visitors arrival is possible only because of the synergy in our efforts along with private sector, diplomatic missions, Nepalese diaspora, media and other stakeholders.
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