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Nepal Tourism Statistics 2015 1 Nepal Tourism Statistics 2015 1 NEPAL TOURISM STATISTICS 2015 Government of Nepal Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation Planning & Evaluation Division Statistics and Research Section Singha Durbar, Kathmandu June, 2016 2 Nepal Tourism Statistics 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS PAGE PART I FACT SHEET 2015 3 PART II TOURIST ARRIVALS TABLE 2.1: TOURIST ARRIVAL AND AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY, 9 1964-2015 TABLE 2.2: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY MONTH, 1992-2015 12 TABLE 2.3: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY MONTH, 1992-2015 (EXCLUDING 15 INDIAN CITIZENS) TABLE 2.4: INDIAN TOURIST ARRIVAL BY MONTH, BY AIR, 1992-2015 17 TABLE 2.5: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY YEAR, 1993-2015 18 TABLE 2.6: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY SEX, 1993-2015 20 TABLE 2.7: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY AGE GROUPS, 1993-2015 24 TABLE 2.8: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY MAJOR NATIONALITIES, 2003-2015 25 TABLE 2.9: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY NATIONALITIES & MONTH, 2013-2015 26 TABLE 2.10: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY ENTRY POINTS (LAND), 2015 33 TABLE 2.11: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY COUNTRY AND MONTH (LAND), 2015 34 TABLE 2.12: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY COUNTRY & MEANS OF 36 TRANSPORTATION, 2015 PART III: LENGTH OF STAY TABLE 3.1: TOURIST ARRIVAL AND AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY, 1975- 39 2015 TABLE 3.2: LENGTH OF STAY BY COUNTRY, 2015 40 TABLE 3.3: LENGTH OF STAY BY AGE CATEGORY, 2015 42 TABLE 3.4: LENGTH OF STAY BY SEX, 2015 42 TABLE 3.5: LENGTH OF STAY BY MONTH OF ARRIVAL OF TOURISTS, 42 2015 PART IV: PURPOSE OF VISIT TABLE 4.1: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY PURPOSE OF VISIT, 1993-2015 45 PART V: TREKKING & EXPEDITION TABLE 5.1: NUMBER OF TREKKERS IN DIFFERENT CONSERVATION 51 AREAS BY MONTH, 2015 Nepal Tourism Statistics 2015 3 TABLE 5.2: NUMBER OF TREKKERS IN DIFFERENT TREKKING AREA, 52 2001-2015. TABLE 5.3: TREKKERS IN DIFFERENT TREKKING AREAS BY MONTH, 53 2015 TABLE 5.4: NUMBER OF FOREIGNERS VISITED TO PROTECTED AREAS 54 BY MONTH AND FISCAL YEAR 2071/72 TABLE 5.5: NUMBER OF FOREIGN VISITORS TO NATIONAL PARKS & 55 PROTECTED AREAS, 2010-2015 TABLE 5.6: NUMBER OF EXPEDITION TEAMS, MEMBERS & SUMMITERS 56 BY PEAK, 2015 TABLE 5.7: NUMBER OF CLIMBERS BY PERMIT AND SUMMIT, 2015 63 TABLE 5.8: NUMBER OF EXPEDITION TEAM MEMBERS PAYING 65 ROYALTY BY PEAKS, 2015 TABLE 5.9(A): NUMBER OF CLIMBERS BY PEAK, 2015 (PERMIT ISSUED 68 BY NEPAL MOUNTAINEERING ASSOCIATION) TABLE 5.9(B ): ROYALTY REVIVED BY PEAK, 2015 75 (PERMIT ISSUED BY NEPAL MOUNTAINEERING ASSOCIATION) TABLE 5.10: NUMBER OF TEAMS, CLIMBERS & ROYALTY BY COUNTRY, 76 2015 (PERMIT ISSUED BY NEPAL MOUNTAINEERING ASSOCIATION) PART VI: PILGRIMAGE TABLE 6.1: VISITORS (EXCLUDING INDIANS) TO PASHUPATI AREA BY 81 MONTH, 2011-2015 TABLE 6.2: INDIANS VISITORS TO LUMBINI BY MONTH, 2011-2015 82 TABLE 6.3: COUNTRY-WISE VISIT TO BIRTH PLACE OF LORD BUDDHA, 83 LUMBINI BY MONTH, 2015 TABLE 6.4: SUMMARY OF VISITORS BY BROAD ORIGIN IN LUMBINI 85 PART VII: REVENUE GENERATION TABLE 7.1: GROSS FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS FROM TOURISM BY 89 FISCAL YEAR, 2057/58 TO 2072/73 TABLE 7.2: FOREIGN EXCHANGE RECEIPT FROM TOURISM SECTOR BY 91 MONTH, 2072/73 TABLE 7.3: GROSS FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS, 2000-2015 92 TABLE 7.4: FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS FROM TOURISM, 2000/01- 93 2015/16 TABLE 7.5: SOME ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF HOTEL AND RESTAURANT 94 (NSIC CATEGORY) BY FISCAL YEAR 2065/66 TO 2072/73P PART VIII: FLIGHT AND PASSENGER MOVEMENT 4 Nepal Tourism Statistics 2015 TABLE 8.1: NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT AND PASSENGER 97 MOVEMENT BY MONTH, 2015 TABLE 8.2: NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT & PASSENGER 98 MOVEMENT, 2011-2015 TABLE 8.3: NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT & PASSENGER 98 MOVEMENT BY MONTH, 2015 TABLE 8.4: INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES WISE FLIGHT AND PASSENGER 99 MOVEMENT, 2015 TABLE 8.5: NUMBER OF DOMESTIC FLIGHT & PASSENGER MOVEMENT, 100 2011-2015 TABLE 8.6: NUMBER OF DOMESTIC FLIGHT & PASSENGER MOVEMENT 100 BY MONTH, 2015 TABLE 8.7: NUMBER OF PARAGLIDERS IN POKHARA BY MONTHS, 2012- 101 2015 PART IX: TOURISM INDUSTRY TABLE 9.1: TOURIST STANDARD HOTEL REGISTERED IN NEPAL 105 TABLE 9.2: TOURIST INDUSTRIES AND GUIDE IN NEPAL 105 TABLE 9.3: REGISTERED HOMESTAY MANAGEMENT BY TYPES, 106 AFFILIATED HOUSE, ROOM AND BED 2013-2015 TABLE 9.4: OPERATIONAL AIRPORT IN NEPAL 108 TABLE 9.5: NON OPERATIONAL AIRPORT IN NEPAL 109 TABLE 9.6: UNDER CONTRACTION AIRPORT IN NEPAL 109 TABLE 9.7: MISCELLANEOUS REPORT OF TOURISM SECTOR 110 PART X: TOURISM EDUCATION TABLE 10.1: TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT RELATED 113 EDUCATION AND TRAININGS COMPLETED, 2015 PART XI: MISCELLANEOUS TABLE 11.1: TOURIST RELATED ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORTED BY 117 TOURIST POLICE, 2015 TABLE 11.2: ESTIMATION OF DAMAGE/ LOSSES DUE TO EARTHQUAKE 117 IN CULTURE/ HERITAGE SECTOR, 2072 BAISAKH TABLE 11.3: ESTIMATION OF DAMAGE/ LOSSES DUE TO EARTHQUAKE 118 IN TOURISM SECTOR, 2072 BAISAKH Nepal Tourism Statistics 2015 5 TABLE 11.4: SUMMARY ESTIMATION OF RECOVERY NEEDS FOR DAMAGE/ LOSSES DUE TO EARTHQUAKE IN CULTURE AND TOURISM 118 SECTOR, 2072 BAISAKH FIGURE FIGURE 2.1: TOURIST ARRIVAL AND AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY ON 11 CHART (2000-2015) FIGURE 2.2: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY MONTH, 2011-2015 14 FIGURE 2.3: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY YEAR, 2000-2015 19 FIGURE 2.4: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY SEX, 2000-2015 21 FIGURE 2.5: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY AGE CATEGORY, 2011-2015 23 FIGURE 4.1: PURPOSE OF VISIT 2015 47 FIGURE 6.1: VISITORS DISTRIBUTION OF LUMBINI BY BROAD COUNTRY 85 ORIGIN, 2015 FIGURE 7.1: GROSS FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS FROM TOURISM 90 6 Nepal Tourism Statistics 2015 Rara Lake Mount Fishtail Nepal Tourism Statistics 2015 7 FACT SHEET Indicators 2014 2015 % Change Tourist Arrival by: Air 585981 405995 -31 Land 204137 132975 -35 Total 790118 538970 -32 Average Length of Stay 12.44 13.16 6 Sex: Male 445627 289158 -35 Female 344491 249812 -27 By Age groups: 0-15 years 50441 19614 -61 16-30 years 185685 123444 -34 31-45 years 235738 157416 -33 46-60 years 183582 129614 -29 61+ years 106666 74518 -30 Not Specified 28007 34365 23 Top Five Country of Nationality: Rank 1 India India Rank 2 P.R. of China China Rank 3 U.S.A. Sri Lanka Rank 4 Sri Lanka USA Rank 5 U.K. Thailand Purpose of Visit: Holiday/Pleasure 395849 386065 -2 Pilgrimage 98765 14996 -85 Trekking & Mountaineering 97185 9162 -91 Official 32395 21479 -34 Business 24494 20876 -15 Conference/Conv. 13432 9038 -33 Others 53728 77354 44 8 Nepal Tourism Statistics 2015 FACT SHEET (contd.) Indicators 2014 2015 % Change Tourist Arrival by Major Five Airlines: Rank 1 Jet Airways Jet Airways Rank 2 Qatar Air Air Arabia Rank 3 Air Arabia Nepal Airlines Rank 4 Indian Airlines Fly Dubai Rank 5 Fly Dubai Indian Airlines Mountaineering Expedition: Total Team 316 381 20.6 Successful Person 541 825 52.5 Royalty to Government (Rs.' 000) 342950 342586 -0.1 Revenue from Tourism: Total Earning(US$ ' 000) 471769 497838 5.5 Average Income per Visitor per 48 68.57 42.9 day( US$) Tourism Related Enterprises (Registered in Tourism Industry Division) : Hotel (Kath. Valley) 532 533 0.2 Rooms (Kath. Valley) 11519 11531 0.1 Beds (Kath. Valley) 19589 20360 3.9 Travel Agencies 2567 2768 7.8 Trekking Agencies 1860 2016 8.4 Tourist Guide 3355 3507 4.5 Trekking Guide 10213 10705 4.8 Nepal Tourism Statistics 2015 9 FACT SHEET (contd.) Indicators 2014 2015 % Change Places Visited: National Parks and Wildlife 431673 384321 -11 Reserve Pashupati Area (excluding 166173 78680 -53 Indian) Lumbini (excluding Indian 132926 129180 -3 Tourists) Manaslu Trekking 3764 2134 -43 Mustang Trekking 3883 2673 -31 HumlaTrekking 492 1346 174 Lower Dolpa Trekking 1117 788 -29 Kanchanjunga Trekking 777 731 -6 Upper Dolpa Trekking 469 328 -30 International Airlines Movement: Arrival 13605 13283 -2 Departure 13603 13281 -2 Total 27208 26564 -2 10 Nepal Tourism Statistics 2015 Nepal Tourism Policy 2009 identifies tourism sector as an important vehicle for economic and social development. Following directions set by the policy effort has been put for development and expansion of tourism activities, quality improvement of tourism services, increasing revenue and expansion of employment opportunities to improve the living standard of Nepalese people. Vision 2020 of tourism envisions increasing tourist arrival to two million and tourism related employment to one million. Trend of tourist arrival was in increased order up to 2012 which declined thereafter. Year 2015 seems most shocking having decrease by 32 percent compared to 2014. Out of total tourist arrivals, excluding Indian citizens arrived through land transportations, five countries occupy 48 percent. The proportion of tourists from these countries are; India (14%), China (12%), USA (10%), Sri Lanka (8%) and Thailand (6%). Higher number of arrival is observed in March following general trend but sharply declined in May contradicting to the past. By sex male (54%) and by age category 31-45 (29%) are following pas trend of higher share. Nepal Tourism Statistics 2015 11 TABLE 2.1: TOURIST ARRIVAL AND AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY, 1964-2015 Total By Air By Land Annual Growth Average Rate Length of Year Number (%) Number Percent Number Percent Stay 1964 9,526 30.9 8,435 88.5 1,091 11.5 NA 1965 9,388 -1.4 8,303 88.4 1,085 11.6 NA 1966 12,567 33.9 11,206 89.2 1,361 10.8 NA 1967 18,093 44.0 15,064 83.3 3,029 16.7 NA 1968 24,209 33.8 19,717 81.4 4,492 18.6 NA 1969 34,901 44.2 28,130 80.6 6,771 19.4 NA 1970 45,970 31.7 36,508 79.4 9,462 20.6 NA 1971 49,914 8.6 40,369 80.9 9,545 19.1 NA 1972 52,930 6.0 42,484 80.3 10,446 19.7 NA 1973 68,047 28.6 55,791 82.0 12,256 18.0 NA 1974 89,838 32.0 74,170 82.6 15,668 17.4 13.20 1975 92,440 2.9 78,995 85.5 13,445 14.5 13.05 1976 105,108 13.7 90,498 86.1 14,610 13.9 12.41 1977 129,329 23.0 110,180 85.2 19,149 14.8 11.60 1978 156,123 20.7 130,034 83.3 26,089
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