KATHMANDU – You can again spot them on the streets, mainly in Kathmandu and Pokhara—the Chinese tourists are back.
After four years, Chinese arrivals in Nepal have crossed the six-digit mark, reaching 101,879 in 2024, a 67 percent year-on-year increase.
With improved growth in Chinese arrivals, Nepal welcomed 1.14 million tourists last year, a bump of 13 percent over the same period in 2023.
However, the arrivals fell short of the pre-pandemic levels.
Travel trade entrepreneurs said Chinese arrivals experienced a robust resurgence in 2024. Key destinations worldwide are once again welcoming Chinese tourists.
Nepal is among them.
Beijing declared 2025 “Visit Nepal Year in China”, an offer that officially came during then-prime minister…
