Nepal has recorded healthy growth in tourists arrivals in the month of October 2007 as it roared by 18 percent compared to the corresponding month of last year.
The visitors' arrivals 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.
According to the data, 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.
The total arrivals in the last ten months have gone up by 30 percent having the presence of 295,855 visitors by air in comparison to the same period last year. Each country has recorded optimistic figures. However, Indian market has made negative growth in the arrivals. Cheap tour package floated by South East Asian and European countries have reportedly lured upward mobile Indians which is one of the reasons for decline in tourist arrivals from India.
Since Cosmic Air has already resumed its service to New Delhi and other airlines are expected to increase flight frequency in this sector soon, tourists arrivals is expected to increase from India in next a few months.
Launching of service of SilkAir from Singapore and Etihad Airways from the United Arab Emirates in the month of October has given a positive massage to the world that Nepal is a happening destination, says a news release issued by Nepal Tourism Board. With the operation of these two airlines, it is expected to increase the number of passengers from Singapore, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Europe.
Tourists' arrivals from Denmark grew by 88 percent, from Austria 56.9, from Norway by 55.4 percent and from Belgium by 50.3 percent Similarly, South Korea recorded growth by 37 percent and Germany recorded the growth by 33.3 percent.
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