According to a data released by the Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), the total tourist arrivals till August 2008 by air have increased by 2 percent with a total of 224,679 as compared to the same period last year.
However, the arrival figures in the month of August, 2008 compared to the same month last year have decreased by 2 percent to 26,313. On the other hand, the tourism industry has shown some signs of revival in the form of softening in decline as compared to 19 percent decrease in July 2008, stated a press release from Nepal Tourism Board (NTB).
India, the largest tourist generating market for Nepal, bounced back with a remarkable growth of 13 percent. The entire South Asian region has gained overall positive growth of 16 percent with Bangladesh 48 percent, Pakistan 45 percent and Sri Lanka 31 percent.
The NTB press release stated that other Asian countries Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia have also maintained the upward trend with 77 percent, 59 percent and 16 percent of growth respectively in each market. The figures also reflect the revival in the visitors' arrivals from the United Kingdom, one of the major source markets for Nepal with a notable growth of 35 percent. Australia and Norway have also maintained the increasing trend in the arrival figures.
However, other major markets such as Japan, China, and South Korea witnessed decrease by 9 percent, 35 percent and 13 percent respectively. European arrivals also suffered a significant decline with Italy 44 percent, Germany 37 percent and Spain 28 percent,
According to the NTB, a total of 28082 tourists departed from TIA in August 2008, which is higher than the total arrivals.
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