Kathmandu, Dec. 6 -- Indian tourists' stay in Nepal has significantly decreased over the last six months, with hotels in growing numbers reporting that vacation lengths have fallen as low as three days.

"Six months ago, tourists from India stayed for four to five days. But of late, they have been checking out in two or three days," Atma Khanal, a sales executive at Hotel Annapurna, a five-star facility at Durbarmarg which is one of the preferred destinations for high-end Indian tourists in Kathmandu, told the Post.

According to Khanal, the number of Indian tourists usually is down during the winter months. "But they have started shortening their vacation lengths, and this is a new trend," he said.

Although it isn't clear whether the tr...