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In the year 2024, 11.5 million foreign tourists have visited Nepal. According to the statistics of Nepal Tourism Board, 11 lakh 47 thousand 567 tourists visited Nepal from January to December last year.
According to the director of the board, Marinraj Lamichhane, tourist arrivals have increased by more than 14 percent in 2024 compared to 2023. In 2023, 1 million 14 thousand 871 foreign tourists visited Nepal. The
board estimated that in 2024, more tourists will come than in 2019 before the Corona epidemic. In 2019, 11 lakh 97 thousand 191 foreign tourists came to Nepal. With this number of foreign tourist arrivals, the country's tourism sector, which was relaxed due to the Covid-19 epidemic (corona virus), has returned to normal. Corona reduced the arrival of foreign tourists for three years.
From 2020 to 2022, tourist arrivals decreased sharply. The director of the board, Lamichhane, says that according to the mentioned figures, Nepal's tourism revival is higher than that of the Asia Pacific region. According to the 6-month statistics of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Nepal's tourism has revived by 96 percent globally. .
It is said that 93 percent of global tourism has recovered during that period. According to director Lamichhane, the board has intensified marketing to improve tourist arrivals and the Nepal Premier League (NPL) project organized for the first time in Nepal, more than 800 chartered flights during the intellectual conference, international balloon festival, Chinese Dragon Festival as well as national and international tourism festivals and fairs. And there is an exhibition. The board has mentioned that regional tourism promotion has been prioritized by the board to increase foreign tourist arrivals.
How many tourists in which month
In the month of March, the maximum number of 128,167 tourists visited Nepal, while the lowest number of 64,599 tourists visited Nepal in July. In October, 124,393 tourists and in April, 111,376 tourists came to Nepal.
89 thousand 765 in December, 114 thousand 511 in November, 96 thousand 351 in September, 79 thousand 100 in January, 97 thousand 426 in February, 90 thousand 211 in May, 76 thousand 7 in June 72,719 tourists came to Nepal in 136 and August.
