According to a data released by the Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), the total tourist arrivals of the month January 2009 by air have decreased by 15.8 percent with a total of 21,944 as compared to the same period last year.
However, the entire South Asian region has gained positive growth except for arrivals from India. Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have registered growth by 6.6%, 13.3% and 29.9% respectively. India witnessed negative growth of 17.6% in the current month.
Similarly, other Asian countries: China, Singapore and Thailand have increased with 48.8%, 30.3% and 29.8% of growth respectively. However, arrivals from Japan and South Korea have witnessed negative growth in the arrival figures by 20.7%, and 54.9% respectively.
The entire European markets except for Belgium (31.8%) and Denmark (27.8 %) registered negative growth in comparison to the same period of the last year.
A total of 26,632 foreign tourists departed from TIA in January 2009. The number of Nepalese arrivals stood at 48,503 while 46,601 Nepalese departed from TIA in January 2009.
|
Set as homepage 
|
Add to favorites 
|
