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More than 1.14 million foreign tourists visited Nepal in 2024, Tourism Board says

The number is said to be highest since Covid-19 hit a blow to Nepal’s tourism industry four years ago.

Tourists en route to Ghodepani of Myagdi district taking rest at Chitra. Photo: RSS

Kathmandu: More than 1.140 million foreign tourists visited Nepal in 2024, the largest number recorded since the setback caused by Covid-19, according to Nepal Tourism Board. Board Director Marin Raj Lamichhane said in average 3,000 tourists entered Nepal every day. The arrival of tourists had increased by more than 14 per cent in 2024 as compared to 2023. Similarly, 1.197 million foreign tourists had visited Nepal in 2019. The COVID pandemic started in early 2020 had brought the arrival of tourists to a standstill till 2022. As per the last six-month data of United Nations World Tourism Organisation, Nepal’s post COVID tourism has revived by 96 percent.

Events such as Nepal Premier League, Global Buddhist Summit, International Balloon Festival, Dragon Boat Festival as well as other festivals have contributed to rising number of tourists in the country.