The upward trend of tourist arrivals since January 2011 continues even in sixth month of 2011 showing the rising demand of travel into Nepal.
According to the figure released by Department of Immigration Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) revealed that tourists arrivals have increased by 37.9 percent to 37,226 in the month of June compared to same month last year.
All reasons have shown the positive growth. The south Asian segment has registered a positive growth of 52.4. India has recorded the growth of 59.3 percent. Also Pakistan and Sri Lanka have increased by 23.1 percent and 46.5 percent. The visitors from china have doubled to 105.6 percent compared to same month last year. Similarly, the arrivals from Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand have also increased by 18.9 percent, 6.3 percent, 35.9 percent and 2.9 percent respectively.
An overall positive growth of 10.9 percent has been observed from the European markets with arrivals from major generating markets such as the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Russia up by 11.8 percent, 11.2 percent, 28.6 percent, 34.8 percent, 18.3 percent, 35.3 percent, and 47.3 percent respectively.
During last six month since January 2011 the tourist arrivals to Nepal have increased by 25 percent to 2, 45,363 in aggregate as stated by Nepal Tourism Board (NTB). Nepal aims to attract 1 million tourists in year 2011.
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