Nepal can look forward to a further boost in tourist arrivals from India following the Indian government’s decision to provide “leave travel concession” to government employees to visit Nepal and other Saarc countries.
Nepal’s tourism industry is naturally agog with anticipation as there are around 2 million government employees down south, and that’s a lot of potential tourists. India is already the largest source market for the country.
Last year, it sent 180,974 air travellers to the Himalayan republic.
According to the Tourism Ministry, the share of Indian visitors in Nepal’s tourism stands at 23 percent. Unfortunately, they are not known for staying long or spending much in Nepal, pointing to an area the tourism industry needs to work on.
In 2013, Indian tourists spent 8.67 days on average in Nepal, putting them among the shortest stayers in Nepal. Of the total Indian arrivals, 142,054 were first time visitors. More than 528,321 Indian tourists enter Nepal through eight border points annually.
26/01/15 Sangam Prasain/E-Kanipur
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Nepal’s tourism industry is naturally agog with anticipation as there are around 2 million government employees down south, and that’s a lot of potential tourists. India is already the largest source market for the country.
Last year, it sent 180,974 air travellers to the Himalayan republic.
According to the Tourism Ministry, the share of Indian visitors in Nepal’s tourism stands at 23 percent. Unfortunately, they are not known for staying long or spending much in Nepal, pointing to an area the tourism industry needs to work on.
In 2013, Indian tourists spent 8.67 days on average in Nepal, putting them among the shortest stayers in Nepal. Of the total Indian arrivals, 142,054 were first time visitors. More than 528,321 Indian tourists enter Nepal through eight border points annually.
26/01/15 Sangam Prasain/E-Kanipur
