KATHMANDU, June 3: A total of 190,739 tourists have visited Nepal in the first five months of the year 2022.
According to the Nepal Tourism Board as many as 53,608 tourists arrived in Nepal in the month of May while the number of tourist arrivals in April was 58,384.
Director of Nepal Tourism Board Maniraj Lamichhane said that the tourism industry in the country has recovered by almost 75 per cent compared to the time prior to COVID-19 outbreak.
Tourism industry in the country was severely hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Director Lamichhane, the country has witnessed a positive growth in tourist arrivals from Bangladesh and Europe for the recovery of tourism.