November 7: Data show that India tourists top the list of foreign tourists visiting Nepal followed by tourists from China.

However, since the beginning of 2023, visitors from the USA and UK have overtaken Chinese tourists.

In October 2023, a total of 117,306 tourists arrived in Nepal. There was a significant increase in the number of visitors from the United States and the UK during the review month. Altogether 14,879 tourists arrived here from the USA in October and 8,217 from Britain. In the review month, 6,880 tourists from China arrived in Nepal by air, according to the data of the Nepal Tourism Board.

According to the board, the number of tourists from America and the UK increased in October compared to September, while the number of arrivals from India and China decreased.

Businessmen say that there has been an improvement in the arrival of tourists since the beginning of the tourist season in the country.

Tourism entrepreneurs say that the tourists mostly come for mountain climbing at this time of year as it is the main season for trekking/hiking. General Secretary of the Hotel Association Nepal (HAN) Sajan Shakya said that more British and Americans come for trekking. He says that this season is considered suitable for trekking, so more tourists come here for this specific purpose.

According to the data published by the board, India, the USA, the UK and China are the countries with the highest number of tourists in October. Apart from these countries, 6,075 tourists arrived in Nepal from Australia, 5,916 from Germany, 5,271 from France, 4,292 from Bangladesh, 2,507 from Sri Lanka and 2,467 from Italy.