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Total number of tourists visited Nepal in 2023 is 4,04,231
June 01, 2023
Updated on: 1 June, 2023
Total number of tourists visited Nepal in 2023 is 4,04,231. The Total no. of Tourists visited Nepal in each monhts of 2023 are listed as below.
- January: 55,074
- February: 73,255
- March: 99,426
- April: 98,773
- May: 77,703
News in Details are as below:
Posted Date: 1 June, 2023
77,703 tourists visited Nepal in May, 2023.
In the month of May 2023, the number of tourists has reached almost the same as in the month of May 2019. According to the Nepal Tourism Board, 77,703 tourists visited Nepal by air in May.
Earlier, 78 thousand 329 tourists visited Nepal in May 2019, the year before the start of the covid infection. Tourist arrival in May 2023 is less than 2019 by only 626 people. In May 2022, 53 thousand 608 tourists, 1531 tourists in 2021 and only 31 tourists visited Nepal in 2020. The data shows that Nepal's tourism has bounced back by 99.20 percent compared to the tourist arrivals of 2019.
The countries that many tourists come to Nepal are India, America, China, UK, Australia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Germany, France and South Korea. In May, 36 thousand 575 people from southern neighboring country India, 8 thousand 545 people from America, 4 thousand 667 people from China, 2 thousand 927 people from Britain, 2 thousand 184 people from Australia, 2 thousand 184 people from Bangladesh One thousand 164 people have come to visit Nepal.
Similarly, 1,321 tourists from Malaysia, 1,165 tourists from Germany, 1,097 tourists from France and 1,039 tourists from South Korea visited Nepal in May, according to the Nepal Tourism Board.
Source: https://merolagani.com/NewsDetail.aspx?newsID=92241
Posted Date: May 2, 2023
Nearly 100,000 foreign tourists entered Nepal in the previous month, indicating a strong recovery in the country's tourism sector compared to the past years.
According to the data released by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) today, a total of 98,773 international tourists visited Nepal in April, which is a substantial increase from the 61,589 tourists who arrived in the corresponding month of 2022, 22,732 in April of 2021, and just 14 in April of 2020.
However, the arrivals are yet to recover to the pre-pandemic level, when 109,399 tourists had visited Nepal in April of 2019.
Maniraj Lamichhane, director of NTB, stated that the recent surge in tourist arrivals is a positive sign for Nepal's tourism industry and that the arrivals saw 90.28 per cent recovery last month compared to the corresponding month before the pandemic.
In April, India emerged as the top source country for tourists visiting Nepal, with a total of 31,437 Indian nationals visiting the country. This number constituted 31.83 per cent of the total international tourists who arrived in Nepal during the review period.
In comparison, the number of Indian tourists who visited Nepal during the same month in the previous year was 22,476.
The United States was the second-largest source country of tourists visiting Nepal in April, with a total of 8,413 American nationals arriving in the country. It was an increase from 7,344 American tourists who visited Nepal during the same month in the previous year.
The United Kingdom secured third position with 5,409 British tourists visiting Nepal in April.
Following the relaxation of COVID restrictions, China - Nepal's northern neighbour - came in the fourth position with 4,770. This figure is a massive surge by 1255.1 per cent from only 352 Chinese tourists who made Nepal their destination during the same month of 2022.
In terms of the geographic region, 35.88 per cent were from the SAARC countries, as per the NTB.
Likewise, 24.70 per cent of the total visitors were from European countries in April, while 10.21 per cent were from the Americas. The arrivals from Asia, Oceania and others stood at 14.84 per cent, 4.27 per cent, and 10.10 per cent, respectively.
Source: https://theannapurnaexpress.com/news/a-close-to-99000-tourists-visited-nepal-in-april-41932
Posted Date: April 2, 2023
Nepal’s tourism industry will soon revive its strength following the long duration hit by the Covid pandemic if the number of foreign tourists recorded in recent months is anything to go by.
Nepal Tourism Board says 99,426 foreigners came to Nepal on tourist visas via air route in March, which is the highest of monthly arrival records since the Covid impact in early 2020.
The number makes up 78 per cent of the tourist arrival recorded in March 2019.
In the first three months of 2023, the country recorded 227,755 foreign tourists, informs the board’s director Mani Raj Lamichhane.
While there are hopes that the number will further rise in April thanks to the beginning of the mountaineering and trekking season, there are concerns that the new rule banning solo trekking might have some adverse impact.
Source: https://english.onlinekhabar.com/foreign-tourists-march-2023.html
Posted Date: March 02, 2021
According to Nepal Tourism Board, 125,329 tourists arrived in Nepal with 55,074 arriving in January and 73,255 arriving in February.
With China allowing its citizens to travel abroad, its effect has been seen in Nepali tourism with the country seeing a rise in tourist arrival in February since the coronavirus pandemic, informs NRB director Maniraj Lamichhane. However, the highest number of tourists coming into the country is from India and the USA.
According to NTB data, 18,401 Indian tourists came to Nepal followed by 7,887 tourists from the USA. Thai tourists, interestingly, are third with 4,802 visiting Nepal.
Source: https://english.onlinekhabar.com/tourism-tourist-growth-nepal.html
