Over 124,000 tourists arrive in October

Over 124,000 foreign tourists visited Nepal in Oct 2024.

According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), a total of 124,393 tourists arrived in Nepal in October, marking a 6.04 percent increase compared to the same month in 2023, when 117,306 tourists visited. However, this figure is still 92.76 percent of the arrivals in October 2019, when 134,096 tourists visited.

In the first 10 months of 2024, around 941,000 tourists arrived in Nepal. The highest monthly arrival was recorded in March with 128,167 tourists.

Monthly tourist arrivals this year were: 79,100 in January, 97,426 in February, 111,376 in April, 90,211 in May, 76,736 in June, 64,600 in July, 72,719 in August, and 96,305 in September.

Top 10 Tourist Markets

India led the tourist arrivals in October with 16,313 visitors, followed by the United States with 16,023, and the United Kingdom with 8,019. Other key markets included China (7,750), Australia (6,929), Germany (6,018), France (5,485), Bangladesh (4,476), Sri Lanka (3,125), and Italy (2,635).

In October, India accounted for 13.11 percent of total arrivals, followed by the USA at 12.88 percent, the UK at 6.45 percent, China at 6.23 percent, and Australia at 5.57 percent. Germany contributed 4.84 percent, France 4.41 percent, Bangladesh 3.60 percent, Sri Lanka 2.51 percent, and Italy 2.12 percent.