Tourist inflow in Nepal on the rise
There has been an improvement in the arrival rate of tourists to Nepal. The number of tourists coming to Nepal is gradually returning to its old rhythm. In April 2024, 111,376 tourists have visited Nepal. This number was 98 thousand 773 in April last year. In 2019, which is considered as base year by Nepal, 190,000 tourists came. According to Nepal Tourism Board, tourist arrivals have increased by 12 percent this year compared to April last year. In March 2024, 128,000 people entered. Which is the largest number so far in March.
The 10 countries with the highest number of tourists in April are India, America, China, UK, Australia, Bangladesh, France, Germany, Russia and Malaysia respectively. In April, 30 thousand 158 tourists from neighboring India came to Nepal. America is in second place. 9 thousand 947 tourists have come from America. Last month, the US was in third place. China, which was in second place last month, is in third place this time. 9,750 people from China have visited Nepal. 5 thousand 391 tourists have come from Britain, which is in the fourth place, and 4 thousand 110 tourists have visited Nepal from Australia, which is in the fifth place. Similarly, 4 thousand 3 tourists from Bangladesh, 3 thousand 755 from France, 3 thousand 270 from Germany, 2 thousand 977 from Russia and 2 thousand 310 tourists from Malaysia, which is at the tenth number, have visited Nepal, acoording to the Nepal Tourism Board.
Based on the regional division by the Tourism Board, 32 percent of tourists came to Nepal from the SAARC region, 18 percent from other regions of Asia except SAARC, 22 percent from Europe, 4.2 percent from the Oceania region, 10.4 percent from America, 10.3 percent from the Middle East, and 10.3 percent from other regions. . The government had declared 2023 to 2032 as the decade of tourism and aimed to reach 1 million in 2023. In 2023, 1 million one thousand 844 foreign tourists entered Nepal. According to director Lamichhane, tourist arrivals are gradually returning to normal.
