गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ 476,000 tourists visit Nepal in six months Nepal 476,000 tourists visit Nepal in six months KathmanduPati July 02, 2023 File Photo KATHMANDU – The total 476 thousand foreign tourists visited Nepal in the six months (January to June) of the current fiscal year, 2022/23, according to the Nepal Tourism Board. The total number of visiting tourists in 2019 from January to June was 536,058. The number was a 97.79 percent surge than that in 2022 during the same period, and 16.93 percent decrease than that in 2019. However, in the following years, the tourism industry was marred by COVID-19 pandemic that broke out towards the end of 2019, with the number of visiting tourists decreasing. During the same period, the influx of visiting tourists dropped to 220,815 in 2020, 58,058 in 2021, and 240,901 in 2022. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Efforts launched to collect bodies of Russian climbers Dadeldhura bus accident: Death toll reaches five, 12 critically injured… Nepal condemns Israeli attacks against peacekeepers in Lebanon Dashain holidays conclude: govt offices reopen today Around 100 thousand people leave Kathmandu Valley daily for home Five sections of different highways completely obstructed: one way traffic… Top Headlines Nepal, India sign long-term agreement on electricity export, materializing MoU reached during PM’s visit1 NC, Maoist Centre discuss about NA election2 Dhakal recommended as SC chief registrar3 1.3 kilos of gold confiscated from TIA4 President expresses concern over ’emptying’ villages for lack of employment opportunities5 PM Dahal stresses on developing innovative agricultural system6 Govt. forms former-judge Poudel led probe commission to investigate Balkumari incident7 Manpower agency owner arrested for cheating more than Rs 1.9 million8 TRENDING Bamdev Gautam’s appointment as National Assembly member challenged in Supreme Court The origins of MCC and its future in Nepal ‘Visit Sauraha campaign’ to attract tourists New IGP Kshetri sets new police force reforms into motion Novak Djokovic disqualified from the US Open for hitting line judge Karnali’s Chief Minister Shahi averts no-confidence motion following agreement with Madhav Kumar Nepal-led faction Preparation underway to open religious shrines from October 17: Minister Bhattarai How to learn online