Figures released by the Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) revealed that visitor arrivals in Nepal for the month of August have increased by 24.3 percent to 34,415, year-on-year. 
 
Substantial growth of 68.3 percent was recorded in visitor arrivals from China, which is one of the fastest growing tourist markets for Nepal. Visitor arrivals from Malaysia (85.7 percent) and South Korea (28.6 percent) have also registered positive growths. However arrivals from Japan, Singapore and Thailand have registered negative growths of 5.3 percent, 32.9 percent and 9.7 percent, respectively.

Arrivals from South Asia posted a 34.9-percent increase, and visitor arrivals from the rest of Asia maintained their upward trend, posting a growth of 27.7 percent.

For long-haul markets, Europe registered overall positive growth of 18.9 percent with major source markets showing positive trend in terms of visitor arrivals. Arrivals from Belgium (2.6 percent), France (22.3 percent), Germany (18.1 percent), Italy (41 percent), Russia (101.1 percent), Switzerland (106.6 percent), Spain (15 percent), Sweden (71 percent) and UK (15.5 percent) all registered positive growths.  

The figures also showed an increasing trend in visitor arrivals from Australia (16.8 percent) and New Zealand (28.1 percent).  The US registered positive growth of 16.8 percent, while Canada posted negative growth of 17.8 percent.