Visitor arrivals to Nepal up 8% in the first 10 months of 2019

12 November, 2019

Nepal Tourism Board reported (11-Nov-2019) visitor arrivals to Nepal for Oct-2019 and 10 months ended Oct-2019. Details include:

  • Oct-2019:
    • Visitor arrivals: 143,870, +10.0% year-on-year;
      • China: 15,037, +11.5%;
      • India: 12,706, +9.1%;
      • US: 12,109, -2.5%;
      • UK: 8672, -7.4%;
      • Germany: 7308, -2.5%;
      • France: 6777, -9.6%;
      • Sri Lanka: 5850, -10.9%.
      • Australia: 5625, -3.5%;
      • Thailand: 3698, +3.8%;
      • South Korea: 3032, -20.1%;
  • 10 months ended Oct-2019:
    • Visitor arrivals: 975,557, +8.0% year-on-year;
      • India: 169,952, +4.9%;
      • China: 134,281, +9.2%;
      • US: 77,798, +4.7%;
      • Sri Lanka: 57,240, +8.8%;
      • UK: 50,393, -0.2%;
      • Thailand: 39,608, +32.9%;
      • Germany: 31,128, +2.3%;
      • Australia: 30,900, +7.1%;
      • South Korea: 27,751, -3.0%;
      • France: 25,294, -1.9%. [more - original PR]