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Nepal Foreign Tourist Arrivals Rise Despite Deadly August Floods
More foreign tourists visited Nepal in September than in the same month last year.
There were 88,248 visitors, which was a 12.1 percent increase.
This happened even after serious floods damaged some areas of the country.
The floods killed at least 1,453 people, according to the report.
Some travelers canceled hotel bookings because they thought the whole country was unsafe.
Nepal's tourism authorities and businesses started the #NepalCalling campaign to explain that most places remained safe.
Visitors from India made up the largest group.
Visitors from China increased especially sharply, while fewer tourists came from Europe, Oceania and the Americas.
Nepal recorded 88,248 foreign tourist arrivals in September, up 12.1 percent from September last year.
The increase came despite deadly floods along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river corridors after an avalanche near the Nepal-China border.
India supplied the most visitors, while Chinese arrivals increased 114.1 percent year-on-year.
Tourist arrivals from Europe, Oceania and the Americas declined compared with September last year.
The Nepal Tourism Board and private sector launched the #NepalCalling campaign to counter flood-related cancellations.
- Who
- Foreign tourists, the Nepal Tourism Board, government agencies and private-sector tourism businesses.
- What
- Foreign tourist arrivals in Nepal rose 12.1 percent in September to 88,248.
- Where
- Nepal, with the worst flooding reported along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river corridors.
- When
- September, compared with September of the previous year; the floods occurred on August 26.
- Why
- Arrivals increased despite flood-related concerns, helped in part by efforts to show that much of Nepal remained safe for visitors.
Tourism Recovery
Disaster Concerns
Whether Nepal remained suitable for visitors
Tourism Recovery
The Nepal Tourism Board and tourism businesses emphasized that most of Nepal remained safe, apart from the flood-damaged river corridors.
Disaster Concerns
Flood images, reports of destroyed roads and bridges, and the scale of the casualties led prospective visitors to cancel hotel bookings and created the impression that the entire country was affected.
Key facts
- September arrivals
- 88,248 foreign tourists
- Year-on-year change
- Up 12.1 percent from 78,711 in September last year
- Largest visitor market
- India, with 17,425 arrivals
- Chinese arrivals
- 11,212 visitors, up 114.1 percent year-on-year
- Peak tourism season
- September-November, accounting for nearly 40 percent of annual arrivals
- Flood casualties
- At least 1,453 people killed; 5,285 people, including 636 foreigners, remained missing
- Tourism campaign
- #NepalCalling was launched to counter flood-driven cancellations
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