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Chinese mainland leads upsurge of visitors to Nepal

Monday - 05th March 2007

Chinese mainland leads the upsurge of visitors to Nepal arriving by air route in February, with a 281.6 percent increase year on year, the Nepal Tourism Board said on Sunday.

In February 2007, the number of visitors to Nepal arriving by air route increased 62.6 percent from the same month last year, the board said in a press release.

Among the Asian markets, northeast Asian countries record big leaps, with South Korea increasing 88.8 percent and Japan 69.5 percent, it said.

For European market, arrivals from France up 68.6 percent and those from Britain up 88.3 percent.

The number of American visitors swelled by 53.1 percent.

Robust increase in visitor number, especially from the Chinese mainland, South Korea and Bangladesh, has been the result of direct air connectivity recently established by the addition of new airlines between Nepal and the respective countries, the board said.


Source xinhua