Tourist Arrival Boosts Industry’s Confidence

The year 2023 brought a lot of glimmer of hope to Nepal’s tourism industry as the nation witnessed a strong recovery in the number of tourists despite numerous national and international factors, including a global economic slump, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and Israel hostility. The country was able to welcome a bit more than one million foreign tourists last year, creating much confidence among travel trade people. In 2022, a total of 614,148 foreign tourists came to the country. However, tourist arrivals did not reach pre-COVID-19 levels. In 2019, the country received about 1.19 million visitors while tourist arrivals stood at 1.17 million in the preceding year. Nepal as well as various other tourist destinations worldwide have started recording a steady recovery in visitor arrivals since the beginning of 2022 following a record-low in the number of international arrivals in 2020 and 2021due to the spread of COVID-19.