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| Shakyan Shakya |
The number of tourist arrival throughout
the year 2022, is likely to reach the mark of 600000, including the remaining
two months. This is the highest number of tourist arrival in a single year
since the corona virus outbreak. The tourism industry of Nepal which did suffered
from neck to toe has finally found a strong grip to hold after a couple of
years.
Nepal did reach a mark of 1
million tourist arrival just before the coronavirus outbreak. This was one of the
major achievements for the tourism industry of Nepal. However, things went
haywire as the virus did cut sort of
everything in the tourism and hospitality industry of the nation. If it was not
for covid, Nepal was all ready to start the tourism year with an aim of
bringing 2 million tourists in a single year.
Now with a mark to achieve 6
million tourists in the year 2022, the tourism revival of Nepal is going pretty
much smoothly and the tourism industry of the country is finally getting alive.
Total number of tourist arrival in Nepal from January to October,2022
|
Months |
Number of Tourist |
|
January |
16975 |
|
February |
19766 |
|
March |
42006 |
|
April |
61589 |
|
May |
53608 |
|
June |
46957 |
|
July |
44462 |
|
August |
41304 |
|
September |
58314 |
|
October |
88582 |
|
Total: |
473,563 |
Source: M.R Lamichhane, NTB
The
Adventures
Moving on, the trekking trails are
getting crowded once again as tourists from different parts of Nepal are finally
arriving for the thrill of off-the beaten path treks of the mountains. Mardi, ABC
and Langtang trekking trails are getting popular once again. The trekking
permits are easily available as usual and the mountains are open for trekking
Besides trekking in the highest
mountains of Nepal, the adventure sports on some of the most popular
destinations of Nepal are crowded once again. The likes of Famous Celebrities
like Bear Grylls has been seen doing Bungee jumping in Nepal recently.
Talking about celebrities, popular
vloggers from different parts of the world have visited Nepal this year. From
Harald Baldr, Sam Chui, Madina Ash are some of the few popular vloggers to
recall. Some of them are still exploring the culture and enjoying the vibe of
Nepal. Well, they played a major part in introducing Nepal to different corners
through their vlog. Not only the food, culture, adventure and beauty but they
have also shown the present situation of tourism and Nepal as a whole to the
world.
Covid situation:
The covid situation of Nepal at
present is as relaxed as it can get. With just a handful of case, there is no
immediate threat from the virus for now as it seems. Well, having been through lockdown,
quarantine and everything, we all know what to do and what not to when it comes
to health protocols.
However, there was a dengue
outbreak which caused some problem during the summer (few months back). Now with
winter, the mosquitos will be gone and dengue might not be an issue for the visitors.
Therefore, tourists have nothing to worry about for their health throughout
their trip.
Visa:
Nepal has always been providing
on-arrival visa for the tourists which can be easily available at the Tribhuwan
International Airport entry point. This process was halted during the lockdown
after the covid outbreak but now the on-arrival visa service in Nepal has
already been resumed. So, no more quarantine and visa restrictions for the
visitors.
Traveling:
Traveling internally is smooth
and normal now without any difficulties. The means of transportation are easily
available to travel throughout the country. On top of that, tourist destinations
around the country are all ready to welcome the tourists.
All in all, the situation of the
tourism industry of Nepal is much more stable and convincing at the moment.
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