Tourists’ inflow is on the rise in post-Covid Nepal. Stakeholders demand a sustainability plan

The past three months have seen a drastic rise in foreign tourists entering the country . On average, around 49,000 foreign tourists per month entered Nepal in the 11 months of 2022. This is good news for the tourism industry that suffered a major setback due to the Covid pandemic as monthly tourist arrivals in some months of 2020 and 2021 were zero.

Director of Nepal Tourism Board , Maniraj Lamichhane, says things look good for the tourism sector. According to Lamichhane, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) estimated that 2023 would see a revival in tourist arrivals somewhere between 60 to 63 per cent of the world compared to 2019.