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International tourist arrivals via air increase by 13 pc
  • News Date: 03/03/2012
  • The tourist arrivals via air have increased by 13.7 percent to 42,716 in the month of February 2012 compared to the same month last year.

    The upward trend which is already seen in January 2012 continues in the second month of the year 2012 showing clearly the rising travel demand towards the destination.

    According to the figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), visitor arrivals from India, one of the major market for Nepal, has recorded positive growth of 28.8 percent.

    However, the arrivals from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have declined by 12.4 percent, 16 percent and 23.8 percent respectively. In aggregate the South Asian segment has registered a positive growth of 20.4 percent.

    Arrivals from Asia (other than South Asia) have also recorded positive growth of 4.3 percent in aggregate with mixed performance from the individual countries.

    The visitor arrivals from Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand have increased by 33.2 percent, 19.8 percent 31.5 percent and 7.9 percent respectively. However the arrivals from China and Singapore declined by 23.1 percent and 25.3 percent respectively.

    An overall positive growth of 17.5 percent has been observed from the European markets with arrivals from major generating markets such as the UK, France, Germany, Italy Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Russia up by 9.8 percent, 8.8 percent, 3.0 percent, 31.2 percent, 87.9 percent,42.4 percent, 34.3 percent, 35 percent and 6.8 percent respectively.

    However, the arrivals from the Netherlands and Norway have declined by 20.1 percent and 6.7 percent respectively compared to the same month last year.

    Tourist arrivals from Australia and USA have increased by 18.5 percent and 10.4 percent respectively whereas the arrivals from Canada and New Zealand saw negative growth of 5.2 percent and 34.2 percent respectively.

    In January-February period of 2012, international tourist arrivals to Nepal have risen by 20.2 percent to 84,747.

    A total of 46,499 foreign tourists departed from TIA in February 2012. The number of Nepalese arrivals stood at 61,409 while 67,238 Nepalese departed from TIA in February 2012.

    Nepal has enjoyed a sustained positive growth in the international visitor arrivals since June 2009

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