Visitors
Arrival in October 2007 (by air only)
Steady
growth in tourist arrival continues
The
visitors' arrival data released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International
Airports for the month of October 2007 shows the healthy growth of 18 percent,
up by 6617 compared to the corresponding month of last year. China and
Sweden have registered a robust growth of 133 percent and 91.7 percent
respectively, followed by a significant growth in major tourist generating
markets.
Overall,
the positive growth in visitors' arrival from Denmark (88.6%), Austria
(56.9%), Norway (55.4%), Belgium (50.3%), S Korea (37%) and Germany (33.3%)
clearly shows the revival of Nepalese tourism from these high yield markets.
Other upcoming markets like Bangladesh (51.1%) and Sri Lanka (56.6%) have
shown positive growth. In the meantime American markets like Canada (43.2%)
and USA (40.3%) have continued to show the positive result despite their
travel advisory.
The
total arrivals in the last nine months have gone up by 30 % having 295,855
visitors by air in comparison to the same period last year. Each country
has recorded very optimistic figures. Indian market has made negative growth. |