The document provides Nepal tourism statistics for the year 2010. It contains 35 tables presenting data on total tourist arrivals by month, nationality, and mode of transportation. Some of the key findings include: - Total tourist arrivals in 2010 were 602,855, an increase of 18.2% from 2009. - The majority of tourists arrived by air. Air arrivals saw the largest increase of 18.5% between 2009 and 2010. - India was the top source country, accounting for over 100,000 arrivals by air. Chinese tourist arrivals also increased significantly by 33.6%.

1. Nepal Tourism Statistics 2010
(Provisional Report)
Government of Nepal
Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation
Singha Durbar, Kathmandu

2. Compilation & Analysis Team
Mr. Lok Bahadur Khatri
Joint Secretary
Policy, Planning & Infrastructure Development Division
Documentation, Research & Statistics Section
Mr. Rabi Prasad Kayastha
Under Secretary (Tech.)
Ms. Jyoti K. C.
Statistical Officer
Mr. Madan Prasad Pokhrel
Statistical Assistant
Contact:
Tel: 4211596, 4211846, 4211847 Ext.416
Fax: 4211758, 4112672
E‐mail: motca@ntc.net.np
Web site: www.tourism.gov.np

3. Content
Table 1: Total Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009‐2010.
Table 2: Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009‐2010 (Air).
Table 3: Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009‐2010 (Surface Route).
Table 4: Total Tourist Arrival By Major Nationality, 2009‐2010.
Table 5: Total Tourist Arrival By Major Nationality, 2009‐2010 (Air).
Table 6: Total Tourist Arrival By Major Nationality, 2009‐2010 (Surface Route).
Table 7: Total Tourist Arrival By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Table 8: Total Tourist Arrival By Nationality and Month, 2010 (Air).
Table 9: Total Tourist Arrival By Nationality and Month, 2010 (Surface Route).
Table 10: Total Tourist Arrival By Nationality and Mode of Transportation, 2010.
Table 11: Monthly Indian Tourist Arrivals By Air, 2009‐2010.
Table 12: Total Chinese Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009‐2010.
Table 13: Monthly Chinese Tourist Arrival By Air, 2009‐2010.
Table 14: Monthly Chinese Tourist Arrival By Surface Route, 2009‐2010.
Table 15: Total U.S.A. Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009‐2010.
Table 16: Monthly U.S.A. Tourist Arrival By Air, 2009‐2010.
Table 17: Monthly U.S.A. Tourist Arrival By Surface Route, 2009‐2010.
Table 18: Total U.K. Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009‐2010.
Table 19: Monthly U.K. Tourist Arrival By Air, 2009‐2010.
Table 20: Monthly U.K. Tourist Arrival By Surface Route, 2009‐2010.
Table 21: Total Japanese Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009‐2010.
Table 22: Monthly Japanese Tourist Arrival By Air, 2009‐2010.
Table 23: Monthly Japanese Tourist Arrival By Surface Route, 2009‐2010.
Table 24: Tourist Arrival From Kakarvitta By Nationality and Month, 2010.

4. Table 25: Tourist Arrival From Kodari By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Table 26: Tourist Arrival From Birganj By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Table 27: Tourist Arrival From Bhairahawa By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Table 28: Tourist Arrival From Nepalganj By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Table 29: Tourist Arrival From Dhangadhi By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Table 30: Tourist Arrival From Kanchanpur By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Table 31: Tourist Departure By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Table 32: Tourist Departure By Nationality and Month, 2010 (Air).
Table 33: Tourist Departure By Nationality and Month, 2010 (Surface Route).
Table 34: Total Tourist Departure By Nationality and Mode of Transportation, 2010.
Table 35: Monthly Tourist Arrival And Departure By Air, 2010.
Table 36: Nepalese Arrival And Departure By Month, 2009‐2010 (Air Only).

5. Table 1:
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Septembe
October
Novembe
Decembe
Total
*Provision
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
No.ofTourist
Chart
Total Tourist
er
er
er
nal
‐
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
Tot1
t Arrival By M
2
29,278
40,617
49,567
43,337
30,037
31,749
30,432
44,174
42,771
72,522
54,423
41,049
509,956
tal Tourist Ar
onth, 2009-20
Year
2009
Month
rival By Mon
010.
2
33,563
49,315
63,051
45,465
32,535
33,266
38,998
54,605
54,857
79,186
67,587
50,427
602,855
th, 2009‐201
% Cha010*
14.6
21.4
27.2
4.9
8.3
4.8
28.
23.6
28.3
9.2
24.2
22.8
18.2
10
ange
6
4
2
9
3
8
1
6
3
2
2
8
2
2009
2010*

6.
Source: Immigration Office
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10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
No.ofTourists
Month
Month-Wise Tourist Arrivals by Air in Nepal
2009-2010
2009 2010
Chart 2
Table 2: Tourist Arrivals By Month,2009-2010 (Air)
Year 2009 2010 % change
January 21,944 26,071 18.8
February 25,181 33,492 33.0
March 33,005 44,431 34.6
April 37,819 38,694 2.3
May 25,129 26,634 6.0
June 23,222 26,997 16.3
July 23,266 29,338 26.1
August 27,676 34,415 24.3
September 34,281 41,331 20.6
October 56,009 62,712 12.0
November 39,784 48,331 21.5
December 31,396 36,323 15.7
Total 378,712 448,769 18.5

7. Table 3: Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009-2010 (Surface Route)
Month
Year
% Change2009 2010*
January 7,378 7,492 1.5
February 15,298 15,823 3.4
March 15,419 18,620 20.8
April 5,732 6,771 18.1
May 5,137 5,901 14.9
June 8,342 6,269 -24.9
July 7,392 9,660 30.7
August 16,322 20,190 23.7
September 8,998 13,526 50.3
October 16,194 16,474 1.7
November 14,604 19,256 31.9
December 9,818 14,104 43.7
Total 130,634 154,086 18.0
*Provisional
‐
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
No of Tourist
Month
Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009‐2010
(Surface Route )
2009
2010*
Chart 3

8. Table 4: Total Tourist Arrival By Major Nationality, 2009-2010.
Nationality 2,009 2010* % Change
Australia 15,461 16,838 8.9
Austria 3,245 3,519 8.4
Bangladesh 15,385 21,047 36.8
Belgium 4,832 5,779 19.6
Canada 8,965 10,302 14.9
China 32,272 43,119 33.6
Denmark 4,464 4,609 3.2
France 22,154 24,678 11.4
Germany 19,246 23,473 22.0
Israel 5,879 4,815 -18.1
Italy 7,982 10,195 27.7
Japan 22,445 23,272 3.7
Malaysia 5,527 7,277 31.7
Netherlands 11,147 13,673 22.7
Newzealand 2,439 2,878 18.0
Norway 2,329 2,298 -1.3
Pakistan 3,966 4,351 9.7
Singapore 5,344 5,544 3.7
Srilanka 36,362 45,841 26.1
Switzerland 5,281 5,629 6.6
Spain 13,006 14,158 8.9
Sweden 2,323 3,298 42.0
South Korea 16,145 20,332 25.9
Chinese Taipai 5,925 7,257 22.5
Thailand 27,397 25,921 -5.4
U.S.A. 32,043 37,085 15.7
U.K. 35,382 35,539 0.4
Others 49,126 63,807 29.9
India 93,884 116,321 23.9
Total 509,956 602,855 18.2
*Provisional
Source: Immigration Offices.

9. Table 5: Tourist Arrivals By Major Nationality, 2009‐2010 (Air).*
Nationality
January‐December
2009 2010 % change
India 86,696 104,470 20.5
Third Country Total 292,016 344,299 17.9
Australia 13,327 14211 6.6
Austria 2,729 3158 15.7
Bangladesh 12,578 20223 60.8
Belgium 4,099 4840 18.1
Canada 7,628 9023 18.3
China 18,677 25559 36.8
Denmark 3,200 4028 25.9
France 18,879 21832 15.6
Germany 16,397 19735 20.4
Israel 4,770 4058 ‐14.9
Italy 6,945 8867 27.7
Japan 19,045 20458 7.4
Malaysia 4,596 6021 31.0
Netherlands 7,580 9434 24.5
Newzealand 1,970 2449 24.3
Norway 2,056 2130 3.6
Pakistan 3,913 4342 11.0
Singapore 4,947 5069 2.5
Srilanka 1,722 1760 2.2
Switzerland 4,501 5000 11.1
Spain 10,915 12197 11.7
Sweden 1,818 2416 32.9
South Korea 11,792 15151 28.5
Chinese Taipai 5,132 5,557 8.3
Thailand 6,664 5581 ‐16.3
U.S.A. 27,877 33144 18.9
U.K. 30,186 32108 6.4
Other 38,073 45948 20.7
Grand Total 378,712 448,769 18.5
*Provisional
Source: Immigration Office,TIA.

10. Table 6: Tourist Arrival By Major Nationality, 2009-2010 (Surface Route)
Nationality 2,009 2010* % Change
Australia 1,940 2,627 35.4
Austria 404 361 -10.6
Bangladesh 2,631 824.0 -68.7
Belgium 695 939 35.1
Canada 1,281 1,279 -0.2
China 13,094 17,560 34.1
Denmark 1,189 581 -51.1
France 3,145 2,846 -9.5
Germany 2,637 3,738 41.8
Israel 1,036 757 -26.9
Italy 944 1,328 40.7
Japan 3,156 2,814 -10.8
Malaysia 886 1,256 41.8
Netherlands 3,396 4,239 24.8
Newzealand 409 429 4.9
Norway 267 168 -37.1
Pakistan 5 9 80.0
Singapore 320 475 48.4
Srilanka 34,603 44,081 27.4
Switzerland 697 629 -9.8
Spain 2,011 1,961 -2.5
Sweden 483 882 82.6
South Korea 3,999 5,181 29.6
Chinese Taipai 793 1,700 114.4
Thailand 20,622 20,340 -1.4
U.S.A. 3,791 3,941 4.0
U.K. 4,623 3,431 -25.8
Others 15,046 17,859 18.7
India** 6,531 11,851 81.5
Total 130,634 154,086 18.0
*Provisional
**Arrivals from Kodari only
Source: Immigration Offices.

11. Table 7: Total Tourist Arrival By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Nationality Janaury February March April May June July August September October November December Total
Australia 1,048 1,092 1,656 1,552 805 578 588 666 1,955 2,866 2,305 1,727 16,838
Austria 102 177 459 330 259 112 132 227 371 819 368 163 3,519
Bangladesh 1,376 1,451 1,595 1,615 1,155 1,236 1,431 1,478 3,507 1,529 2,240 2,434 21,047
Belgium 225 498 823 487 241 156 429 306 473 1,281 630 230 5,779
Canada 657 717 1,121 1,013 709 435 521 505 879 1,871 1,305 569 10,302
China 2,649 5,098 3,368 3,158 2,009 1,912 2,537 3,356 4,664 4,428 4,130 5,810 43,119
Denmark 229 534 602 365 202 72 251 174 378 1,161 462 179 4,609
France 1,090 1,904 2,342 2,776 820 634 1,215 1,674 2,067 6,101 3,130 925 24,678
Germany 671 1,371 3,230 2,005 1,179 556 1,133 1,418 2,636 5,747 2,603 924 23,473
Israel 186 260 744 500 131 69 58 306 1,245 867 314 135 4,815
Italy 418 688 754 830 479 344 533 2,258 726 1,708 917 540 10,195
Japan 1,685 2,396 2,747 1,667 1,052 627 995 1,632 1,816 2,708 3,326 2,621 23,272
Malaysia 295 543 706 507 226 472 430 512 684 608 1,103 1,191 7,277
Netherlands 584 874 1,769 866 633 326 1,228 894 1,090 3,099 1,496 814 13,673
Newzealand 106 228 295 337 137 88 69 141 339 603 344 191 2,878
Norway 142 157 516 140 95 115 76 74 177 404 295 107 2,298
Pakistan 412 312 293 416 365 347 343 304 351 390 307 511 4,351
Singapore 194 331 481 331 357 592 254 176 355 612 783 1,078 5,544
Srilanka 228 6,553 7,589 723 222 137 542 12,455 5,318 4,085 6,689 1,300 45,841
Switzerland 219 307 511 574 279 163 277 433 546 1,360 679 281 5,629
Spain 397 378 923 716 439 485 1,506 3,669 1,720 2,234 1,271 420 14,158
Sweden 170 187 380 212 92 173 160 137 494 744 375 174 3,298
South Korea 3,402 1,729 1,810 1,517 637 630 1,666 1,664 1,187 1,786 2,289 2,015 20,332
Chinese Taipai 899 1,011 924 401 245 221 485 725 381 604 684 677 7,257
Thailand 2,346 3,513 4,452 1,500 271 291 578 361 703 2,357 4,295 5,254 25,921
U.S.A. 2,197 3,083 3,310 3,025 2,652 2,732 2,436 2,191 3,224 5,858 3,969 2,408 37,085
U.K. 1,736 2,251 4,956 3,393 1,864 1,312 2,149 2,118 2,788 6,308 4,444 2,220 35,539
Others 4,064 5,514 7,173 6,419 3,498 3,126 3,066 3,534 5,334 8,654 8,007 5,418 63,807
India 5,836 6,158 7,522 8,090 11,482 15,325 13,910 11,217 9,449 8,394 8,827 10,111 116,321
Total 33,563 49,315 63,051 45,465 32,535 33,266 38,998 54,605 54,857 79,186 67,587 50,427 602,855
Source: Immigration Offices.

12. Table 8: Total Tourist Arrival By Nationality and Month, 2010 (Air).
Nationality Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Australia 867 930 1,519 1,301 588 429 462 529 1,625 2,510 1,964 1,487 14,211
Austria 92 159 438 290 209 92 115 156 341 763 352 151 3,158
Bangladesh 1,248 1,421 1,536 1,491 1,039 1,217 1,379 1,440 3,406 1,488 2,187 2,371 20,223
Belgium 199 303 774 444 217 130 322 234 376 1,090 544 207 4,840
Canada 594 593 976 833 607 367 466 421 788 1,682 1,185 511 9,023
China 1,783 4,110 2,514 1,822 1,042 840 1,452 1,735 3,015 2,620 2,144 2,482 25,559
Denmark 212 498 519 302 162 65 188 167 357 1,036 359 163 4,028
France 922 1,659 2,048 2,493 691 481 1,047 1,365 1,811 5,657 2,859 799 21,832
Germany 561 1,198 2,950 1,785 906 399 900 959 1,929 5,038 2,336 774 19,735
Israel 166 233 572 413 114 41 50 261 1,079 712 283 134 4,058
Italy 341 632 691 774 365 279 464 1,827 593 1,551 843 507 8,867
Japan 1,483 2,045 2,425 1,516 917 518 909 1,441 1,480 2,324 3,021 2,379 20,458
Malaysia 283 514 598 500 216 383 360 414 647 572 815 719 6,021
Netherlands 442 677 1,392 666 481 230 743 355 659 2,040 1,041 708 9,434
Newzealand 77 201 267 302 101 54 42 114 306 523 293 169 2,449
Norway 120 138 495 120 90 98 66 74 150 394 284 101 2,130
Pakistan 412 312 293 416 365 347 343 297 351 388 307 511 4,342
Singapore 179 315 454 319 350 567 222 157 340 581 681 904 5,069
Srilanka 122 222 81 124 76 71 113 223 126 146 235 221 1,760
Switzerland 183 246 442 513 219 136 244 376 497 1,265 631 248 5,000
Spain 341 309 825 602 395 424 1,325 3,061 1,525 1,910 1,128 352 12,197
Sweden 146 155 324 173 79 135 93 106 160 569 322 154 2,416
South Korea 2,261 1,272 1,325 1,263 423 499 1,282 1,353 1,001 1,412 1,607 1,453 15,151
Chinese Taipai 596 936 594 348 216 155 410 619 272 491 467 453 5,557
Thailand 310 399 459 985 185 136 198 243 355 690 740 881 5,581
U.S.A. 1,917 2,779 2,957 2,774 2,370 2,322 1,941 1,868 2,951 5,334 3,693 2,238 33,144
U.K. 1,516 1,962 4,613 2,980 1,613 1,097 1,980 1,891 2,521 5,860 4,034 2,041 32,108
Others 2,862 3,118 4,829 5,059 2,872 2,496 2,526 3,078 4,384 6,358 5,224 3,142 45,948
Sub-Total 20,235 27,336 36,910 30,608 16,908 14,008 19,642 24,764 33,045 55,004 39,579 26,260 344,299
India 5,836 6,156 7,521 8,086 9,726 12,989 9,696 9,651 8,286 7,708 8,752 10,063 104,470
Total 26,071 33,492 44,431 38,694 26,634 26,997 29,338 34,415 41,331 62,712 48,331 36,323 448,769
*Provisional by air only
Source: Immigration Office,TIA.

13. Table 9: Tourist Arrival By Nationality and Month, 2010 (Surface Route)
Nationality Janaury February March April May June July August September October November December Total
Australia 181 162 137 251 217 149 126 137 330 356 341 240 2,627
Austria 10 18 21 40 50 20 17 71 30 56 16 12 361
Bangladesh 128 30 59 124 116 19 52 38 101 41 53 63 824
Belgium 26 195 49 43 24 26 107 72 97 191 86 23 939
Canada 63 124 145 180 102 68 55 84 91 189 120 58 1,279
China 866 988 854 1,336 967 1,072 1,085 1,621 1,649 1,808 1,986 3,328 17,560
Denmark 17 36 83 63 40 7 63 7 21 125 103 16 581
France 168 245 294 283 129 153 168 309 256 444 271 126 2,846
Germany 110 173 280 220 273 157 233 459 707 709 267 150 3,738
Israel 20 27 172 87 17 28 8 45 166 155 31 1 757
Italy 77 56 63 56 114 65 69 431 133 157 74 33 1,328
Japan 202 351 322 151 135 109 86 191 336 384 305 242 2,814
Malaysia 12 29 108 7 10 89 70 98 37 36 288 472 1,256
Netherlands 142 197 377 200 152 96 485 539 431 1,059 455 106 4,239
Newzealand 29 27 28 35 36 34 27 27 33 80 51 22 429
Norway 22 19 21 20 5 17 10 - 27 10 11 6 168
Pakistan - - - - - - - 7 - 2 - - 9
Singapore 15 16 27 12 7 25 32 19 15 31 102 174 475
Srilanka 106 6,331 7,508 599 146 66 429 12,232 5,192 3,939 6,454 1,079 44,081
Switzerland 36 61 69 61 60 27 33 57 49 95 48 33 629
Spain 56 69 98 114 44 61 181 608 195 324 143 68 1,961
Sweden 24 32 56 39 13 38 67 31 334 175 53 20 882
South Korea 1,141 457 485 254 214 131 384 311 186 374 682 562 5,181
Chinese Taipai 303 75 330 53 29 66 75 106 109 113 217 224 1,700
Thailand 2,036 3,114 3,993 515 86 155 380 118 348 1,667 3,555 4,373 20,340
U.S.A. 280 304 353 251 282 410 495 323 273 524 276 170 3,941
U.K. 220 289 343 413 251 215 169 227 267 448 410 179 3,431
Others 1,202 2,396 2,344 1,360 626 630 540 456 950 2,296 2,783 2,276 17,859
India - 2 1 4 1,756 2,336 4,214 1,566 1,163 686 75 48 11,851
Total 7,492 15,823 18,620 6,771 5,901 6,269 9,660 20,190 13,526 16,474 19,256 14,104 154,086
Source: Immigration Offices.

14. Table 10: Total Tourist Arrival By Nationality And Mode of Transportation, 2010.
Nationality Land Air Total
Australia 2,627 14,211 16,838
Austria 361 3,158 3,519
Bangladesh 824 20,223 21,047
Belgium 939 4,840 5,779
Canada 1,279 9,023 10,302
China 17,560 25,559 43,119
Denmark 581 4,028 4,609
France 2,846 21,832 24,678
Germany 3,738 19,735 23,473
Israel 757 4,058 4,815
Italy 1,328 8,867 10,195
Japan 2,814 20,458 23,272
Malaysia 1,256 6,021 7,277
Netherlands 4,239 9,434 13,673
Newzealand 429 2,449 2,878
Norway 168 2,130 2,298
Pakistan 9 4,342 4,351
Singapore 475 5,069 5,544
Srilanka 44,081 1,760 45,841
Switzerland 629 5,000 5,629
Spain 1,961 12,197 14,158
Sweden 882 2,416 3,298
South Korea 5,181 15,151 20,332
Chinese Taipai 1,700 5,557 7,257
Thailand 20,340 5,581 25,921
U.S.A. 3,941 33,144 37,085
U.K. 3,431 32,108 35,539
Others 17,859 45,948 63,807
India 11,851 104,470 116,321
Total 154,086 448,769 602,855
Source: Immigration Offices.

15. Table 11: Monthly Indian Tourist Arrivals By Air, 2009-2010*
Month
Indian
2009 2010
Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 5,309 6.1 5,836 5.6
February 6,050 7.0 6,156 5.9
March 5,551 6.4 7,521 7.2
April 8,303 9.6 8,086 7.7
May 9,324 10.8 9,726 9.3
June 10,741 12.4 12,989 12.4
July 7,664 8.8 9,696 9.3
August 7,145 8.2 9,651 9.2
September 5,880 6.8 8,286 7.9
October 6,585 7.6 7,708 7.4
November 5,724 6.6 8,752 8.4
December 8,420 9.7 10,063 9.6
Total 86,696 100 104,470 100
*Provisional
Source: Immigration Office,TIA.
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
Number
Month
Monthly Indian Tourist Arrival By Air, 2009-2010
2009
2010
Chart 4

16. Table 12: Total Chinese Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009-2010
Month
Year
% Change2009 2010*
January 3,325 2,649 -20.3
February 2,053 5,098 148.3
March 1,387 3,368 142.8
April 2,162 3,158 46.1
May 1,698 2,009 18.3
June 2,013 1,912 -5.0
July 1,795 2,537 41.3
August 2,560 3,356 31.1
September 3,286 4,664 41.9
October 4,867 4,428 -9.0
November 3,651 4,130 13.1
December 3,475 5,810 67.2
Total 32,272 43,119 33.6
*Provisional
‐
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
No. of Tourist
Month
Total Chinese Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009‐2010
2009
2010*
Chart 5

17. Table 13: Monthly Chinese Tourist Arrivals By Air, 2009-2010*
Month
Chinese
2009 2010
Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 2,746 11.8 1,783 7.0
February 1,609 6.9 4,110 16.1
March 1,476 6.3 2,514 9.8
April 1,578 6.8 1,822 7.1
May 979 4.2 1,042 4.1
June 928 4.0 840 3.3
July 711 3.0 1,452 5.7
August 1,368 5.9 1,735 6.8
September 2,874 12.3 3,015 11.8
October 3,358 14.4 2,620 10.3
November 3,246 13.9 2,144 8.4
December 2,466 10.6 2,482 9.7
Total 23,339 100 25,559 100
*Provisional
Source: Immigration Office,TIA.
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
No.ofTourist
Month
Monthly Chinese Tourist Arrival By Air, 2009-2010
2009
2010
Chart 6

18. Table 14: Chinese Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009-2010 (Surface Route)
Month
Year
% Change2009 2010*
January 1,117 866 -22.5
February 805 988 22.7
March 106 854 705.7
April 864 1,336 54.6
May 919 967 5.2
June 1,224 1,072 -12.4
July 1,064 1,085 2.0
August 1,493 1,621 8.6
September 757 1,649 117.8
October 1,905 1,808 -5.1
November 1,402 1,986 41.7
December 1,438 3,328 131.4
Total 13,094 17,560 34.1
*Provisional
‐
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
No.ofTourist
Month
Chinese Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009-2010
(Surface Route)
2009
2010*
Chart 7

19. Table 15: Total U.S.A. Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009-2010.
Month
Year
% Change2009 2010*
January 2,029 2,197 8.3
February 2,176 3,083 41.7
March 3,067 3,310 7.9
April 3,008 3,025 0.6
May 2,489 2,652 6.5
June 2,421 2,732 12.8
July 1,951 2,436 24.9
August 1,900 2,191 15.3
September 3,019 3,224 6.8
October 4,550 5,858 28.7
November 3,113 3,969 27.5
December 2,320 2,408 3.8
Total 32,043 37,085 15.7
*Provisional
‐
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
No. of Tourist
Month
Total U.S.A. Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009‐2010
2009
2010*
Chart 8

20. Table 16: Monthly United States of America Tourist Arrivals By Air, 2009-2010*
Month
2009 2010
Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 1,739 6.2 1917 5.8
February 1,814 6.5 2779 8.4
March 2,777 10.0 2957 8.9
April 2,693 9.7 2774 8.4
May 2,146 7.7 2370 7.2
June 1,990 7.1 2322 7.0
July 1,720 6.2 1941 5.9
August 1,599 5.7 1868 5.6
September 2,748 9.9 2951 8.9
October 4,042 14.5 5334 16.1
November 2,653 9.5 3693 11.1
December 1,956 7.0 2238 6.8
Total 27,877 100 33,144 100
*Provisional
Source: Immigration Office,TIA.
-
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
Number
Month
Monthly USA Tourist Arrivals by Air, 2009-2010
2009
2010
Chart 9

21. Table 17: U.S.A. Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009-2010 (Surface Route)
Month
Year
% Change2009 2010*
January 229 280 22.3
February 314 304 -3.2
March 278 353 27.0
April 276 251 -9.1
May 308 282 -8.4
June 305 410 34.4
July 231 495 114.3
August 273 323 18.3
September 289 273 -5.5
October 434 524 20.7
November 456 276 -39.5
December 356 170 -52.2
Total 3,749 3,941 5.1
*Provisional
-
100
200
300
400
500
600
No.ofTourist
Month
U.S.A. Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009-2010
(Surface Route)
2009
2010*
Chart 10

22. Table 18: Total U.K. Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009-2010
Month
Year
% Change2009 2010*
January 1,602 1,736 8.4
February 2,326 2,251 -3.2
March 3,887 4,956 27.5
April 4,061 3,393 -16.4
May 1,943 1,864 -4.1
June 1,465 1,312 -10.4
July 2,200 2,149 -2.3
August 2,064 2,118 2.6
September 3,157 2,788 -11.7
October 6,016 6,308 4.9
November 4,402 4,444 1.0
December 2,259 2,220 -1.7
Total 35,382 35,539 0.4
*Provisional
‐
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
No. of Tourist
Month
Total U.K. Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009‐2010
2009
2010*
Chart 11

23. Table 19: Monthly United Kingdom Tourist Arrivals By Air, 2009-2010*
Month
2009 2010
Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 1,346 4.5 1516 4.7
February 1,927 6.4 1962 6.1
March 3,184 10.5 4613 14.4
April 3,509 11.6 2980 9.3
May 1,537 5.1 1613 5.0
June 1,124 3.7 1097 3.4
July 1,908 6.3 1980 6.2
August 1,637 5.4 1891 5.9
September 2,671 8.8 2521 7.9
October 5,475 18.1 5860 18.3
November 3,845 12.7 4034 12.6
December 2,023 6.7 2041 6.4
Total 30,186 100 32,108 100
*Provisional
Source: Immigration Office,TIA.
-
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
Number
Month
Monthly United Kingdom Tourist Arrival by Air, 2009-2010
2009
2010
Chart 12

24. Table 20: U.K. Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009-2010 (Surface Route)
Month
Year
% Change2009 2010*
January 211 220 4.3
February 381 289 -24.1
March 462 343 -25.8
April 473 413 -12.7
May 414 251 -39.4
June 308 215 -30.2
July 292 169 -42.1
August 421 227 -46.1
September 487 267 -45.2
October 418 448 7.2
November 545 410 -24.8
December 211 179 -15.2
Total 4,623 3,431 -25.8
*Provisional
‐
100
200
300
400
500
600
No.ofTourist
Month
U.K. Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009-2010
(Surface Route)
2009
2010*
Chart 13

25. Table 21: Total Japanese Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009-2010
Month
Year % Change
2009 2010*
January 1,496 1,685 12.6
February 2,183 2,396 9.8
March 2,578 2,747 6.6
April 1,715 1,667 -2.8
May 1,084 1,052 -3.0
June 677 627 -7.4
July 969 995 2.7
August 1,753 1,632 -6.9
September 1,816 1,816 0.0
October 2,420 2,708 11.9
November 2,980 3,326 11.6
December 2,774 2,621 -5.5
Total 22,445 23,272 3.7
*Provisional
‐
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
No. Of Tourist
Month
Total Japanese Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009‐2010
2009
2010*
Chart 14

26. Table 22: Monthly Japanese Tourist Arrivals By Air, 2009-2010*
Month
2009 2010
Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 1,241 6.5 1483 7.2
February 1,553 8.2 2045 10.0
March 2,271 11.9 2425 11.9
April 1,566 8.2 1516 7.4
May 805 4.2 917 4.5
June 508 2.7 518 2.5
July 821 4.3 909 4.4
August 1,521 8.0 1441 7.0
September 1,603 8.4 1480 7.2
October 2,128 11.2 2324 11.4
November 2,639 13.9 3021 14.8
December 2,389 12.5 2379 11.6
Total 19,045 100 20,458 100
*Provisional
Source: Immigration Office,TIA.
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
Number
Month
Monthly Japanese Tourist Arrivals By Air, 2009-2010
2009
2010
Chart 15

27. Table 23: Japanese Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009-2010 (Surface Route)
Month
Year
% Change2009 2010*
January 239 202 -15.5
February 600 351 -41.5
March 261 322 23.4
April 157 151 -3.8
May 260 135 -48.1
June 177 109 -38.4
July 147 86 -41.5
August 213 191 -10.3
September 203 336 65.5
October 234 384 64.1
November 288 305 5.9
December 377 242 -35.8
Total 3,156 2,814 -10.8
*Provisional
‐
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
No.ofTourist
Month
Japanese Tourist Arrival By Month, 2009-2010
(Land Only)
2009
2010*
Chart 16

28. Table 24: Tourist Arrival From Kakarvitta By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Nationality Janaury February March April May June July August September October November December Total
Australia 23 24 29 42 16 10 9 4 60 34 18 28 297
Austria - 4 5 4 4 - 5 6 12 5 1 1 47
Bangladesh 128 30 59 124 112 17 27 37 97 40 52 63 786
Belgium 12 2 14 4 3 - 4 - - 1 4 4 48
Canada 7 16 25 22 18 13 6 5 11 7 16 11 157
China 3 7 6 5 7 10 7 2 - 3 8 13 71
Denmark 1 - 5 12 6 3 2 - - 2 7 2 40
France 4 27 56 72 26 9 14 35 20 36 45 19 363
Germany 9 16 44 42 19 3 2 5 23 46 19 9 237
Israel 4 12 15 3 - 1 - 3 17 - - 55
Italy 1 7 4 16 1 - 1 9 4 2 16 3 64
Japan 17 21 18 32 29 13 11 30 19 17 48 20 275
Malaysia 2 8 3 - - 59 - 22 4 3 11 - 112
Netherlands 12 12 10 16 7 3 5 10 7 17 22 4 125
Newzealand 7 7 8 8 4 - 1 4 9 8 10 3 69
Norway - 2 2 1 - 3 2 - - 1 3 3 17
Pakistan - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Singapore 5 14 3 7 3 1 9 3 2 14 6 5 72
Srilanka - - 1 - - 3 - 1 1 - 1 1 8
Switzerland 8 11 12 11 14 2 - 3 4 9 8 6 88
Spain 8 13 12 17 1 - 25 19 13 20 19 2 149
Sweden 7 5 12 5 4 4 2 1 8 4 6 3 61
South Korea 60 42 19 23 36 15 55 60 30 49 120 60 569
Chinese Taipai 2 7 4 3 1 6 10 3 8 - 7 6 57
Thailand 1 - 3 8 4 3 1 - 6 3 2 8 39
U.S.A. 86 48 77 71 74 90 25 62 63 51 59 36 742
U.K. 22 46 53 68 28 8 16 21 69 54 50 27 462
Others 50 492 79 59 29 50 30 24 36 58 92 52 1,051
India -
Total 475 865 575 687 449 325 270 366 509 501 650 389 6,061
Source: Immigration Offices.

29. Table 25: Tourist Arrival From Kodari By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Nationality Janaury February March April May June July August September October November December Total
Australia 2 4 4 96 164 126 95 95 194 242 100 22 1,144
Austria - - - 13 37 19 - 57 - 20 - - 146
Bangladesh - - - - 2 2 24 1 - - - - 29
Belgium - 1 - 9 12 20 34 56 61 155 19 2 369
Canada 4 3 - 68 53 39 33 57 46 125 42 3 473
China 779 842 685 1,184 864 982 1,016 1,541 1,571 1,734 1,573 2,990 15,761
Denmark - 1 30 31 25 3 54 - 13 88 20 6 271
France - 5 4 16 42 103 74 156 149 182 54 20 805
Germany 4 4 7 62 205 118 184 359 557 527 70 20 2,117
Israel - 1 - 2 4 16 3 13 20 11 8 - 78
Italy 2 6 2 8 92 49 45 385 88 117 31 - 825
Japan 5 7 3 27 61 46 22 37 84 281 57 27 657
Malaysia - - - 5 8 30 65 68 19 30 3 2 230
Netherlands - 4 3 45 81 46 67 160 178 591 114 14 1,303
Newzealand - - - 10 23 34 26 21 11 58 27 5 215
Norway - - 2 7 1 14 6 - 24 2 1 - 57
Pakistan - - - - - - - 7 - 2 - - 9
Singapore - - - 3 3 18 23 14 11 17 4 1 94
Srilanka - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Switzerland - - - 18 30 18 20 29 25 47 17 1 205
Spain 2 1 3 21 7 15 51 250 63 105 31 4 553
Sweden - 3 - 8 4 27 59 21 315 120 30 2 589
South Korea 30 - 16 48 68 73 78 130 13 30 15 15 516
Chinese Taipai - 1 - 2 7 50 62 96 96 45 10 13 382
Thailand - - - 63 2 6 14 7 - - - - 92
U.S.A. 4 10 13 87 145 260 394 188 142 274 69 6 1,592
U.K. 4 6 7 71 93 93 60 46 60 89 31 13 573
Others 2 13 11 130 336 381 264 199 313 398 97 80 2,224
India 2 1 4 1,756 2,336 4,214 1,566 1,163 686 75 48 11,851
Total 838 914 791 2,038 4,125 4,924 6,987 5,559 5,216 5,976 2,498 3,294 43,160

30. Table 26: Tourist Arrival From Birganj By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Nationality Janaury February March April May June July August September October November December Total
Australia 2 7 11 4 6 - - - 3 3 3 3 42
Austria - - 1 - - - - 2 - 2 - 1 6
Bangladesh - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 2
Belgium 2 - - 4 - - 1 - 3 - - 1 11
Canada 3 5 8 8 2 - 1 1 4 2 1 1 36
China 9 1 3 - 6 3 1 - - - - 8 31
Denmark - - 3 - - - - - - 5 2 - 10
France 6 4 17 7 4 - 2 4 1 9 6 5 65
Germany 8 5 15 6 7 3 2 7 7 8 2 10 80
Israel 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 1 5
Italy 5 2 3 7 4 8 5 4 - 4 1 43
Japan 12 21 11 9 6 10 4 13 8 5 5 6 110
Malaysia - - - - - - - - - - - -
Netherlands 9 - 2 1 - - 5 2 - - - 4 23
Newzealand 3 - 2 1 - - - - - 2 1 - 9
Norway - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Pakistan - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Singapore - - - - - - - - - - - -
Srilanka - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Switzerland 4 - 4 - - - - 4 - 1 - 1 14
Spain 6 - 7 - 2 - 1 4 4 10 3 1 38
Sweden 3 1 5 1 - - - - - - - 2 12
South Korea 5 5 4 1 3 - 3 - - 1 - 1 23
Chinese Taipai 31 3 2 - - - 2 6 - - 2 2 48
Thailand 5 - 2 - - - 3 - 1 - 3 14
U.S.A. 21 16 15 6 8 12 5 5 2 15 6 12 123
U.K. 17 11 18 18 8 3 15 - 5 3 4 9 111
Others 62 30 34 27 11 10 19 19 20 23 9 20 284
India - -
Total 214 111 168 100 69 49 62 75 61 90 51 92 1,142
Source: Immigration Offices.

31. Table 27: Tourist Arrival From Bhairahawa By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Nationality Janaury February March April May June July August September October November December Total
Australia 145 126 87 106 29 12 20 35 69 70 218 179 1,096
Austria 3 13 13 21 7 1 12 3 17 24 15 9 138
Bangladesh - - - - - - 1 - - 1 1 - 3
Belgium 12 188 31 18 7 5 68 15 31 35 62 16 488
Canada 48 98 110 78 29 12 13 21 30 53 61 43 596
China 75 132 152 136 69 66 53 74 72 71 391 313 1,604
Denmark 16 35 45 18 8 1 7 7 8 30 72 8 255
France 146 186 190 149 47 29 71 105 79 187 152 82 1,423
Germany 83 137 198 106 38 24 44 76 110 113 163 104 1,196
Israel 15 19 142 62 7 7 3 25 136 107 18 - 541
Italy 67 38 52 21 13 6 21 28 36 35 19 25 361
Japan 164 298 283 73 37 38 44 108 222 78 193 189 1,727
Malaysia 10 21 105 2 2 - 5 8 14 3 274 470 914
Netherlands 121 177 353 117 59 39 407 365 244 444 314 82 2,722
Newzealand 19 20 17 16 9 - - 13 10 13 14 131
Norway 22 17 17 10 4 - - 3 7 4 3 87
Pakistan - - - - - - - - - - - -
Singapore 10 2 24 2 1 6 - 2 2 - 92 168 309
Srilanka 105 6,324 7,498 599 146 62 427 12,231 5,183 3,939 6,450 1,078 44,042
Switzerland 22 39 52 27 15 6 13 20 20 32 21 25 292
Spain 36 51 69 60 31 42 99 335 115 181 82 58 1,159
Sweden 13 20 35 22 5 6 6 7 11 49 17 13 204
South Korea 1,044 410 440 181 107 41 244 119 143 291 545 486 4,051
Chinese Taipai 270 64 324 48 21 10 1 1 5 68 198 203 1,213
Thailand 2,030 3,114 3,986 444 80 146 364 108 342 1,663 3,553 4,362 20,192
U.S.A. 135 217 223 76 38 39 37 43 59 168 139 95 1,269
U.K. 172 216 242 222 101 102 73 154 125 293 291 126 2,117
Others 1,067 1,850 2,173 1,059 220 164 213 203 552 1,778 2,563 2,115 13,957
India -
Total 5,850 13,812 16,861 3,673 1,130 864 2,246 14,093 7,641 9,730 15,921 10,266 102,087
Source: Immigration
Offices.

32. Table 28: Tourist Arrival From Nepalganj By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Nationality Janaury February March April May June July August September October November December Total
Australia - - - - 1 - 2 2 1 - - 4 10
Austria 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Bangladesh - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Belgium - - 2 - - - - - - - - - 2
Canada - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2
China - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 2 4
Denmark - - - - 1 - - - - - 2 - 3
France 4 - 2 7 1 3 2 2 - - 2 - 23
Germany - 2 2 - - 1 1 1 - - 2 - 9
Israel 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Italy - - - - 2 - - - - - - 2 4
Japan 2 1 - - - 1 2 2 - - 2 - 10
Malaysia - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Netherlands - 3 8 - - 5 - - 2 - - - 18
Newzealand - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1
Norway - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pakistan - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Singapore - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Srilanka 1 7 9 - - 1 2 - 4 - 2 - 26
Switzerland - 6 - - - - - - - - - - 6
Spain - 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - 3
Sweden - - - - - - - - - - - - -
South Korea - - 5 1 - - - - - - - - 6
Chinese Taipai - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Thailand - - 2 - - - - - - - - - 2
U.S.A. 4 3 6 2 4 - 11 11 - - - 7 48
U.K. 1 2 - 18 - 1 3 3 - - 5 2 35
Others 3 1 2 32 1 4 2 2 3 - 4 - 54
India - -
Total 18 26 39 62 12 17 25 23 10 - 20 17 269
Source: Immigration Offices.

33. Table 29: Tourist Arrival From Dhangadhi By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Nationality Janaury February March April May June July August September October November December Total
Australia - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Austria 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 2
Bangladesh - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Belgium - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1
Canada - - - - - - - - - - - - -
China - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Denmark - - - - - - - - - - - - -
France - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany 1 - - - - - - 6 - - - 7 14
Israel - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Italy - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Japan - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Malaysia - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Netherlands - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 2 4
Newzealand - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Norway - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pakistan - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Singapore - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Srilanka - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Switzerland - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Spain 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - 3 6
Sweden - - - - - - - - - - - - -
South Korea - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chinese Taipai - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Thailand - - - - - - - - - - - - -
U.S.A. - - - - - - - - - 5 - 7 12
U.K. - - - - - - - - - 9 - - 9
Others - - - 4 - - - - - 1 1 9 15
India - - - - - - - - -
Total 3 1 1 7 - - - 6 - 15 1 29 63
Source: Immigration Offices.

34. Table 30: Tourist Arrival From Kanchanpur By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Nationality Janaury February March April May June July August September October November December Total
Australia 9 1 6 3 1 1 1 3 7 2 4 38
Austria 4 1 2 2 2 - 3 1 5 - - 20
Bangladesh - - - - - - - 4 - - - 4
Belgium - 4 2 7 2 1 1 2 - 1 - 20
Canada 1 2 2 3 - 3 2 - - 2 - - 15
China - 6 8 11 20 11 8 4 6 - 13 2 89
Denmark - - - 2 - - - - - - - 2
France 8 23 25 32 9 9 5 7 7 30 12 - 167
Germany 5 9 14 4 4 8 5 10 15 11 - 85
Israel 3 3 17 8 3 5 7 7 20 4 - 77
Italy 2 3 2 4 2 2 2 4 1 3 4 2 31
Japan 2 3 7 10 2 1 3 1 3 3 - - 35
Malaysia - - - - - - - - - - - -
Netherlands - - 1 20 5 3 1 2 - 7 5 - 44
Newzealand - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - 4
Norway - - - 2 - - 2 - - - 2 - 6
Pakistan - - - - - - - - - - - -
Singapore - - - - - - - - - - - -
Srilanka - - - - - - - 4 - - - 4
Switzerland 2 5 1 5 1 1 1 - 6 2 - 24
Spain 3 3 6 14 2 4 5 - - 8 8 - 53
Sweden 1 3 4 3 - 1 2 - 2 - - 16
South Korea 2 - 1 - - 2 4 2 - 3 2 - 16
Chinese Taipai - - - - - - - - - - - -
Thailand - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
U.S.A. 30 10 19 9 13 9 23 14 7 11 3 7 155
U.K. 4 8 23 16 21 8 2 3 8 - 29 2 124
Others 18 10 45 49 29 21 12 9 26 38 17 - 274
India - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 94 94 185 204 116 90 70 68 89 162 115 17 1,304
Source: Immigration Offices.

35.
Table 31: Total Tourist Departure By Nationality and Month, 2010.
Nationality Janaury February March April May June July August September October November December Total
Australia 1,580 956 1,129 2,047 1,237 636 657 498 962 2,610 2,505 2,040 16,857
Austria 215 187 356 445 262 154 138 208 402 701 875 219 4,162
Bangladesh 1,391 1,466 1,580 1,495 1,162 1,303 1,132 1,443 2,941 1,376 2,052 2,068 19,409
Belgium 383 354 567 697 246 194 296 377 362 757 1,124 412 5,769
Canada 481 783 988 1,123 936 555 467 548 616 1,319 2,226 903 10,945
China 2,695 5,310 3,407 3,558 2,497 1,136 2,584 3,709 2,868 5,773 4,051 2,656 40,244
Denmark 172 318 454 636 282 179 225 222 234 838 730 356 4,646
France 1,112 1,608 2,133 3,077 1,707 770 873 1,714 1,155 3,665 5,932 1,735 25,481
Germany 910 904 2,138 3,502 1,556 759 642 1,187 1,525 4,204 4,933 1,381 23,641
Israel 162 191 255 841 542 153 64 118 530 1,102 785 315 5,058
Italy 566 661 715 901 690 355 454 2,319 677 1,423 1,468 430 10,659
Japan 2,517 1,938 2,610 1,853 1,497 652 766 1,492 1,775 1,637 3,981 2,145 22,863
Malaysia 303 408 603 544 250 434 390 380 545 493 818 1,304 6,472
Netherlands 692 676 1,135 1,094 809 387 618 1,280 643 1,778 2,227 956 12,295
Newzealand 162 142 155 478 208 121 96 81 173 660 486 353 3,115
Norway 131 135 381 389 149 120 111 98 130 322 519 200 2,685
Pakistan 256 306 396 533 353 311 370 278 357 336 350 295 4,141
Singapore 266 277 392 342 271 666 274 240 293 443 660 1,458 5,582
Srilanka 286 6,115 7,603 920 242 120 501 12,270 5,436 4,245 6,671 1,385 45,794
Switzerland 238 242 386 592 435 206 248 328 276 894 1,221 407 5,473
Spain 482 331 604 1,018 588 475 1,162 3,712 1,589 1,928 1,872 677 14,438
Sweden 171 182 320 284 174 72 126 123 181 329 952 274 3,188
South Korea 3,321 1,948 1,849 1,400 831 682 1,323 1,602 1,117 1,430 2,384 1,863 19,750
Chinese Taipai 697 1,183 701 442 252 189 257 719 288 434 589 713 6,464
Thailand 2,879 3,332 4,777 1,469 329 341 389 336 521 2,204 4,336 5,128 26,041
U.S.A. 2,325 2,281 2,930 3,383 3,039 2,801 2,780 2,463 2,304 4,515 5,138 3,184 37,143
U.K. 2,123 1,808 2,991 4,847 2,411 1,634 1,758 2,448 2,612 4,549 6,367 2,858 36,406
Others 5,428 7,199 8,310 9,108 6,749 6,306 4,923 5,479 6,831 9,864 12,435 8,513 91,145
India 7,119 6,215 6,561 8,296 10,806 16,685 14,234 12,583 9,665 10,095 9,212 10,431 121,902
Total 39,063 47,456 56,426 55,314 40,510 38,396 37,858 58,255 47,008 69,924 86,899 54,659 631,768
Source: Immigration Offices.

36. Table 32: Total Tourist Departure By Nationality and Month, 2010 (Air).
Nationality Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Australia 1,351 831 1,037 1,878 1,156 566 574 419 855 2,372 2,216 1,779 15,034
Austria 195 173 344 399 247 146 126 190 387 673 849 197 3,926
Bangladesh 1,273 1,417 1,516 1,400 1,027 1,278 1,102 1,409 2,852 1,327 2,007 2,068 18,676
Belgium 340 341 541 664 218 175 238 340 332 698 1,065 399 5,351
Canada 428 611 899 1,051 860 487 430 524 573 1,214 2,092 853 10,022
China 1,714 4,380 2,333 2,230 1,520 94 1,413 2,286 1,818 3,717 2,401 2,402 26,308
Denmark 162 305 431 598 230 172 214 159 229 798 691 340 4,329
France 948 1,480 1,970 2,883 1,555 677 770 1,584 1,035 3,468 5,658 1,572 23,600
Germany 807 785 2,000 3,269 1,384 630 525 1,036 1,292 3,916 4,682 1,294 21,620
Israel 150 182 234 693 439 125 58 107 487 1,016 600 264 4,355
Italy 507 606 672 819 667 341 402 2,106 621 1,369 1,401 389 9,900
Japan 2,225 1,698 2,381 1,712 1,378 567 685 1,384 1,563 1,550 3,792 1,947 20,882
Malaysia 287 343 591 517 247 418 289 304 475 466 536 897 5,370
Netherlands 639 604 968 972 715 339 505 1,032 472 1,550 1,985 871 10,652
Newzealand 119 127 141 456 193 111 84 75 156 612 460 324 2,858
Norway 113 130 271 382 137 116 104 97 127 313 505 198 2,493
Pakistan 256 306 396 533 353 311 370 271 357 336 349 295 4,133
Singapore 252 262 361 326 261 632 248 227 289 430 556 1,284 5,128
Srilanka 152 169 99 94 99 74 123 163 103 169 303 249 1,797
Switzerland 209 197 353 539 407 186 220 307 262 828 1,154 345 5,007
Spain 425 289 555 923 523 445 1,042 3,507 1,497 1,826 1,780 611 13,423
Sweden 140 162 280 244 153 63 110 108 159 299 893 252 2,863
South Korea 2,208 1,350 1,141 1,046 685 574 1,150 1,392 868 972 1,539 1,223 14,148
Chinese Taipai 412 1,114 424 393 218 182 238 657 234 330 400 522 5,124
Thailand 954 523 584 1,024 189 211 128 260 289 694 712 816 6,384
U.S.A. 2,066 2,031 2,710 3,161 2,768 2,400 2,504 2,197 2,145 4,274 4,845 3,016 34,117
U.K. 1,888 1,642 2,777 4,572 2,195 1,429 1,627 2,301 2,435 4,300 6,048 2,707 33,921
Others 4,343 5,168 6,652 8,030 6,222 5,923 4,473 5,037 6,217 8,218 9,728 6,474 76,485
Sub-Total 24,563 27,226 32,661 40,808 26,046 18,672 19,752 29,479 28,129 47,735 59,247 33,588 387,906
India 7,119 6,215 6,560 8,288 8,918 13,315 11,351 11,429 8,792 9,928 9,109 10,431 111,455
Total 31,682 33,441 39,221 49,096 34,964 31,987 31,103 40,908 36,921 57,663 68,356 44,019 499,361
*Provisional
Source: Immigration Office,TIA.

37.
Table 33: Tourist Arrival By Nationality and Month, 2010 (Surface Route)
Nationality Janaury February March April May June July August September October November December Total
Australia 229 125 92 169 81 70 83 79 107 238 289 261 1,823
Austria 20 14 12 46 15 8 12 18 15 28 26 22 236
Bangladesh 118 49 64 95 135 25 30 34 89 49 45 - 733
Belgium 43 13 26 33 28 19 58 37 30 59 59 13 418
Canada 53 172 89 72 76 68 37 24 43 105 134 50 923
China 981 930 1,074 1,328 977 1,042 1,171 1,423 1,050 2,056 1,650 254 13,936
Denmark 10 13 23 38 52 7 11 63 5 40 39 16 317
France 164 128 163 194 152 93 103 130 120 197 274 163 1,881
Germany 103 119 138 233 172 129 117 151 233 288 251 87 2,021
Israel 12 9 21 148 103 28 6 11 43 86 185 51 703
Italy 59 55 43 82 23 14 52 213 56 54 67 41 759
Japan 292 240 229 141 119 85 81 108 212 87 189 198 1,981
Malaysia 16 65 12 27 3 16 101 76 70 27 282 407 1,102
Netherlands 53 72 167 122 94 48 113 248 171 228 242 85 1,643
Newzealand 43 15 14 22 15 10 12 6 17 48 26 29 257
Norway 18 5 110 7 12 4 7 1 3 9 14 2 192
Pakistan - - - - - - - 7 - - 1 - 8
Singapore 14 15 31 16 10 34 26 13 4 13 104 174 454
Srilanka 134 5,946 7,504 826 143 46 378 12,107 5,333 4,076 6,368 1,136 43,997
Switzerland 29 45 33 53 28 20 28 21 14 66 67 62 466
Spain 57 42 49 95 65 30 120 205 92 102 92 66 1,015
Sweden 31 20 40 40 21 9 16 15 22 30 59 22 325
South Korea 1,113 598 708 354 146 108 173 210 249 458 845 640 5,602
Chinese Taipai 285 69 277 49 34 7 19 62 54 104 189 191 1,340
Thailand 1,925 2,809 4,193 445 140 130 261 76 232 1,510 3,624 4,312 19,657
U.S.A. 259 250 220 222 271 401 276 266 159 241 293 168 3,026
U.K. 235 166 214 275 216 205 131 147 177 249 319 151 2,485
Others 1,085 2,031 1,658 1,078 527 383 450 442 614 1,646 2,707 2,039 14,660
India - - 1 8 1,888 3,370 2,883 1,154 873 167 103 - 10,447
Total 7,381 14,015 17,205 6,218 5,546 6,409 6,755 17,347 10,087 12,261 18,543 10,640 132,407
Source: Immigration Offices.

38.
Table 34: Total Tourist Departure By Nationality And Mode of Transportation, 2010.
Nationality Land Total TIA (Air) Grand Total
Australia 1,823 15,034 16,857
Austria 236 3,926 4,162
Bangladesh 733 18,676 19,409
Belgium 418 5,351 5,769
Canada 923 10,022 10,945
China 13,936 26,308 40,244
Denmark 317 4,329 4,646
France 1,881 23,600 25,481
Germany 2,021 21,620 23,641
Israel 703 4,355 5,058
Italy 759 9,900 10,659
Japan 1,981 20,882 22,863
Malaysia 1,102 5,370 6,472
Netherlands 1,643 10,652 12,295
Newzealand 257 2,858 3,115
Norway 192 2,493 2,685
Pakistan 8 4,133 4,141
Singapore 454 5,128 5,582
Srilanka 43,997 1,797 45,794
Switzerland 466 5,007 5,473
Spain 1,015 13,423 14,438
Sweden 325 2,863 3,188
South Korea 5,602 14,148 19,750
Chinese Taipai 1,340 5,124 6,464
Thailand 19,657 6,384 26,041
U.S.A. 3,026 34,117 37,143
U.K. 2,485 33,921 36,406
Others 14,660 76,485 91,145
India 10,447 111,455 121,902
Total 132,407 499,361 631,768
Source: Immigration Offices.

39. Table 35: Monthly Tourist Arrival and Departure By
Air,2010*
Month Arrival Departure
January 26,071 31,682
February 33,492 33,441
March 44,431 39,221
April 38,694 49,096
May 26,634 34,964
June 26,997 31,987
July 29,338 31,103
August 34,415 40,908
September 41,331 36,921
October 62,712 57,663
November 48,331 68,356
December 36,323 44,019
Total 448,769 499,361
*Provisional
Source: Immigration Office,TIA.
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40. Table 36: Nepalese Arrival and Departure By Month, 2009-2010 ( Air Only)*
Month
2009 2010*
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
Janaury 48,522 47,478 57,894 65,383
February 43,765 42,388 49,288 54,564
March 44,610 46,649 51,243 68,475
April 43,476 46,289 50,672 66,757
May 41,350 46,754 47,740 64,652
June 40,387 45,881 47,592 63,910
July 40,277 46,944 50,309 64,972
August 44,762 51,572 49,379 63,173
September 56,009 46,151 55,936 58,190
October 54,621 50,166 73,868 51,177
November 54,094 59,242 55,332 67,262
December 50,458 59,131 57,661 77,230
Total 562,331 588,645 646,914 765,745
*Provisional
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