KATHMANDU, May 3: In the last four months, there has been a sharp improvement in the arrival of tourists in Nepal with 326,528 foreign visitors. In the month of April alone, around 35,443 tourists from SAARC countries have entered Nepal. According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) there has been a huge improvement in the arrival as a total of 98,773 international visitors have entered Nepal in April 2023. The number was 61,589 in the year 2022.

POKHARA, Sept 4: Tourism is the most affected sector by the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the pandemic, foreign tourists could not come to Nepal for almost two years. During the two-year period, the arrival of foreign guests remained zero in some months. However, in 2022, the arrival of foreigners started to improve. In the period of eight months (January-August) this year, a total of 326,667 foreign tourists have entered Nepal.

KATHMANDU, August 4: A total of 285,263 tourists visited Nepal via air routes in the past seven months from January to July.