Nepal welcomed around 1.15 million tourists in 2024, signalling a gradual recovery of the country’s tourism industry after the COVID-19 pandemic, but the number of Indian visitors saw a slight decline of nearly one per cent. According to the latest data released by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), 11,47,567 foreign visitors entered Nepal by air during the January-December period in 2024, marking an 8.8 per cent increase compared to 1,014,817 visitors in 2023.
Despite the increase, the number of overall Indian tourists declined by almost one per cent this year, according to the NTB data. In 2024, 317,773 Indians visited the country by air, down from…
