POKHARA, March 1 -- Nearly 100,000 foreign visitors entered Nepal in February 2024, which is a 33 percent increment compared to February 2023. According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), as many as 97,426 foreign guests arrived in Nepal via air travel alone in February 2024.

According to the NTB, only 73,255 foreign guests had visited Nepal in February 2023. Mani Raj Lamichhane, director of the NTB, informed Republica that 97,426 tourists entered Nepal by air this February, which is an improvement of 33 percent.

According to Lamichhane, the year 2019 saw the highest number of tourists. Compared to February of 2019, this time there is a 95 percent improvement, he said. In 2019, the highest number of foreign tourists entered Nepal. In Feb...