374,661 tourist arrivals in 2008
Kathmandu, 1 Jan: Altogether 374,661 tourists visited Nepal in 2008, representing an increase of 4% in comparison to the year 2007, according to Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).
Arrival figures in December , compared to the same month last year, increased marginally by 0.6% to 30,062. Euopean countries such as UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden have also maintained the increasing trend in the arrival figures in the month of December 2008, compared to the same month last year.
Also UK, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, France and Denmark have registered positive growth in total comparison to the year 2007. Arrivals from the United States of America, Australia and Canada have also increased in December in comparison to the same month last year.
Similarly total arrivals in 2008 from the United States of America, Australia, Canada and New Zealand have also increased in comparison to 2007.
A total of 33,554 foreign tourists departed from TIA in December 2008 while the total number of international visitor departure till December 2008 reached 405,223, representing an increase of 11.24% over 2007.
The number of Nepalese arrivals stood at 41,333 while 48,982 Nepalese departed from TIA in December 2008.nnnn