Tourist arrival to Nepal in the month of October has increased by 10.8 pc to 56,009 compared to arrival figure of same period last year. Nepal's peak tourism season begins from October.
Growth in arrival in the month of October was contributed by robust growth in arrivals from India and China. Arrivals from India and China increased by 20.1 pc and 116.4 pc respectively. Similarly, arrivals from Asia (other than South Asia) also recorded positive growth. Arrivals from Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand increased by 10.7 pc, 55.8 pc, 127.8 pc, 4.3 pc and 3.6 pc respectively. Arrivals from the Asian segment recorded a positive growth of 41.2 pc.
In the SAARC region, arrivals from Pakistan and Sri Lanka increased by 177.4 pc and 106.3 pc respectively.
Arrival from the European market registered a growth of 9.9 pc in the period. The month saw the incrment of arrivals from UK, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands by 4.3 pc, 6.6 pc, 5.8 pc, 2.3 pc and 13.6 pc respectively. However, arrivals from Switzerland, Spain, and Belgium declined by 3.1 pc, 9.5 pc, and 15.5 pc respectively.
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