Rising tourist numbers lift Nepal’s hotel industry

Hotels operating in Bagmati Province, the region that has witnessed the largest investment in Nepal’s hospitality industry, have reported a rise in guest arrivals. According to the Economic Activity Study 2024/25 published by Nepal Rastra Bank , the average hotel room occupancy rate in Bagmati has reached 57 percent, up from 51.9 percent in the previous fiscal year 2023/24. The study notes that the increase in both domestic and foreign tourists has boosted the hotel, restaurant, and trekking sectors.

The data shows that hotel occupancy was highest in mid-October to mid-November 2024 at 67.8 percent and lowest in mid-January to mid-February 2025 at 44.7 percent. In other months, the rates were 47.6 percent in mid-July to mid-August 2024, 59.7 percent in mid-August to mid-September 2024, 59.2 percent in mid-September to mid-October 2024, 63.7 percent in mid-November to mid-December 2024, 56.6 percent in mid-December 2024 to mid-January 2025), 60.5 percent in mid-February to mid-March 2025, 63.6 percent in mid-March to mid-April 2025), 56.8 percent in mid-April to mid-May 2025, 54.5 percent in mid-May to mid-June 2025, and 49.2 percent in mid-June to mid-July 2025.