Touurist arrivals continue to fall for third successive month

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 1 April: Tourist arrivals by air dropped for the third successive month March, department of Immigration said Tuesday.
Compared to the same month last year, arrivals decreased by 17.6% to 33,005.
Nepal’s tourism industry has been hit by international recession. ”The global recession is responsible for the decline in tourist arrivals worldwide as traveling is determined by disposable incomes, travel budgets and consumer confidence. United Nations World Tourism Organisation ( UNWTO ) expects international tourism to stagnate or even decline slightly by -1% to -2% throughout 2009,” an announcement said. nnnn

Motorcyclist Crashes into Embassy Vehicle: US embassy

Kathmandu, 1 April: On March 9, at a police checkpoint near the Chinese Embassy, a motorcyclist attempted to avoid the police line, lost control of his motorcycle, and crashed into a vehicle driven by a U.S. Embassy employee, a US embassy statement said.
“Police already at the scene of the police checkpoint witnessed the motorcyclist’s crash. A police report of the accident was immediately filed. No charges were filed nor detentions made because the accident was clearly the fault of the motorcyclist evading the police.
“U.S. Embassy staff, including the driver of the vehicle hit by the motorcyclist, have acted, and continue to act in full accordance with all Nepali laws and cooperated fully with the Nepal Police at every stage,” the embassy said.
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