Nepal hit the one million foreign visitor mark despite protesters torching a Hilton and trashing other major hotels back in September. The tourism board reported just over 1.06 million arrivals through the end of the fall, which barely edged out last year's numbers after a rough patch where visits dropped almost 20 percent following the demonstrations. Indians made up the biggest chunk of tourists at 262,000, but that number actually fell compared to the previous year, and Chinese arrivals tanked even harder with a drop of nearly 17 percent.
American visitors ticked up slightly while Bangladesh and Sri Lanka sent way more people than before. The Chinese tourist flow still hasn't bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, even though they used to be the second biggest source of visitors after India.
American visitors ticked up slightly while Bangladesh and Sri Lanka sent way more people than before. The Chinese tourist flow still hasn't bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, even though they used to be the second biggest source of visitors after India.
