Tourist arrivals tumble by 15.8 pc

Tourist arrivals in the country via air in the month of January 2009 have decreased by 15.8 percent to 21,944 in comparison to the same month last year, according to figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Monday.

However, the entire South Asian region has gained positive growth except for arrivals from India. Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have registered growth by 6.6 percent, 13.3 percent and 29.9 percent respectively. But, India witnessed a negative growth of 17.6 percent in the current month.

Similarly, other Asian countries including China, Singapore and Thailand have maintained the upward trend with 48.8 percent, 30.3 percent and 29.8 percent of growth respectively. However, arrivals from Japan and South Korea have witnessed negative growth in the arrival figures by 20.7 percent, and 54.9 percent respectively.

The entire European markets except for Belgium (31.8 percent) and Denmark (27.8 percent) registered negative growth in comparison to the same month last year. nepalnews.com nd Feb 2 09

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