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August Sees Increase In International Tourist Arrivals

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The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) reveal that visitor arrivals in the month of August 2013, compared to the same month last year, have increased by 6.34. per cent to 47,397. 
 
In aggregate, the South Asian segment has registered positive growth of 10. per cent. Arrivals from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have increased by 83.14 per cent, 36.92 per cent and 59.64 per cent respectively. India which constitutes the major market of Nepal, has recorded negative growth of 1.67 per cent. Arrivals from Asia (other than South Asia) have recorded positive growth of 21.92 per cent in aggregate. The visitor arrivals from China increased by 21.50 per cent compared to the same month last year. Similarly, the arrivals from Japan and Singapore and Malaysia have also increased by 34.54 per cent, 51.66 per cent and 73.89 per cent respectively. However, Thailand saw decline of 8.53 per cent.
 
An overall negative growth of 17.37 per cent has been observed from the European markets.  Arrivals from markets such as the UK, Germany, and France are up by 2.22 per cent, 10.38 per cent, and 2.45 per cent respectively. However, arrivals from Spain, Italy and the Netherlands have declined by 9.53 per cent, 50.56 per cent, 3.95 per cent respectively compared to the same month last year.
 
Tourist arrivals from Australia, Canada and the USA have increased by 39.23 per cent, 6.78 per cent and 16.05 per cent respectively. However, arrivals from New Zealand have decreased by 3.64 per cent. A total of 59,335 foreign tourists departed from TIA in August 2013. The number of Nepalis arrivals stood at 62,200 while 75,200 Nepalis departed from TIA in August 2013.

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