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Arrival of Foreign Tourists up in January

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Arrival of Foreign Tourists up in January
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February 4: The number of tourists visiting Nepal in the first month of 2022 has increased by more than 91 percent compared to the corresponding period of 2021.

Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) confirmed that the influx of foreign tourists to Nepal has increased by 91.3 percent amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.

The board informed that 16,975 foreigners visited Nepal in January, 2022 against 8,874 during the same period in the previous year.    

All the incoming tourists used air route for the arrival, NTB said unveiling the latest data provided by the Department of Immigration on Thursday. During the review period, 17,984 Nepali citizens left the country for foreign visit.    

NTB Director Maniraj Lamichhane said that the improvement in arrival of foreign tourists amidst the ongoing crisis is a boost to the tourism sector that has been hard-hit by the pandemic.

 “This figure has given a message that foreign tourists have started visiting Nepal. This has also provided enthusiasm to the tourism sector that has been hampered by the virus,” he said.    

The highest number of tourists arriving in Nepal in January is from the SAARC countries –

5,505 including 3,916 from neighbouring India and 1,231 from Bangladesh. Other visitors were from Europe, Asia and other countries, NTB said.    

According to the board, a total 150,962 foreign tourists had visited Nepal in 2021, while the figure stood at 230,000 in 2020.        

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