The number of tourists visiting Nepal increased by 27 percent in March as compared to same period of last year. A total of 25,553 tourists visited Nepal in March as compared to 20,137 of the same month last year, reports said.
The arrival of tourists had increased by 14 and 12.5 percent respectively in January and February, this year.
The number of Indian tourists went up by 77 percent reaching 7,161 up from 4,041 of March 2005. The number of tourists visiting Nepal from third countries also went up by 14 percent to 18,392 from 16,096.
Of the tourists from third countries, the number of Japanese tourists increased to 2,624 as compared to 1,262 of last year. The number of American tourists increased by 30 percent, reaching 1,597 from 1,223.
However the number of British tourists declined by 22 percent. A total of 2,222 British tourists visited Nepal during the period as compared to 2,842 tourists the same period of last year.
According to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, the arrival of tourists increased by 18.5 percent in the first three month of 2006 as compared to same period of last year.
A total of 63,136 tourists visited Nepal in the first three months of the fiscal year 2006. The number was 53,170 in the same period of last year. nepalnews.com pb Apr 03 06