Kulingana na Idara ya Uhamiaji ya Nepal, jumla ya watalii 288,918 wa kimataifa walitembelea Nepal katika miezi mitatu ya kwanza (Januari, Februari na Machi) ya 2018, na ongezeko la afya la 14.20%.

Waliowasili kutoka India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka na Pakistan walirekodi ukuaji chanya wa 15.2%, 35.3%, 3.6% na 20.5% mtawalia mnamo Januari 2018 ikilinganishwa na takwimu ya mwezi huo huo wa 2017. Vile vile, waliofika kwa ujumla kutoka nchi za SAARC. ukuaji chanya wa 18.1% ikilinganishwa na mwaka jana. Ingawa waliofika India na Sri Lanka walipungua kwa 32.4% na 17.4%, na kupungua kwa jumla kwa 17.9% mnamo Februari 2018, mkoa ulishuhudia ukuaji chanya wa 7.8% mnamo Machi 2018. Ongezeko hilo lilitokana na ukuaji thabiti wa 39.1% mnamo wageni wa India kwenda Nepal.

Idadi ya wageni kutoka China iliongezeka kwa asilimia 23.6, 62% na 29.6% mnamo Januari, Februari na Machi 2018 mtawalia ikilinganishwa na waliofika katika miezi kama hiyo mwaka jana. Waliowasili kutoka Asia (mbali na SAARC) pia wamerekodi ukuaji chanya wa 22.2%, 13.2% na 21.85% mnamo Januari, Februari na Machi 2018 ikilinganishwa na miezi kama hiyo mwaka jana. Vile vile wageni kutoka Japan, Korea Kusini na Thailand walipanda kwa 5.3%, 32.7% na 24.9% Januari mtawalia. Hata hivyo, idadi ya wageni kutoka Malaysia ilipungua kwa 12.3%. Mnamo Februari 2018, waliofika kutoka Korea Kusini na Thailand walipungua kwa 27.4% na 18.4%. Vile vile, Japan, Malaysia, Korea Kusini na Thailand zote zimerekodi ukuaji chanya wa 19.4%, 19.2%, 43% na 6.1% mtawalia, ikilinganishwa na takwimu za Machi 2017.

Kwa upande wa masoko ya vyanzo vya Ulaya, ukuaji chanya wa jumla wa 17.2% mnamo Januari, 16.4% mnamo Februari na 35.9% mnamo Machi ulirekodiwa ikilinganishwa na miezi kama hiyo mwaka jana. Walakini, waliofika kutoka Uingereza walipungua kidogo kwa 4.3% mnamo Januari lakini idadi iliongezeka kwa 11.1% na 21% mnamo Februari na Machi 2018.

Idadi ya watalii wanaowasili kutoka Australia na New Zealand pia imeongezeka kwa 0.8%, 8.2% na 15.5% mtawalia mnamo Januari, Februari na Machi 2018 ikilinganishwa na takwimu za 2017. Ingawa waliofika watalii kutoka Marekani na Kanada wamepungua kidogo Januari 2018, mwelekeo wa kupanda ulianza tena Februari na Machi 2018.

Mwaka wa 2017 ulishuhudia ukuaji ambao haujawahi kushuhudiwa katika kuwasili kwa wageni na Nepal ilipokea karibu wageni milioni. Mwenendo wa hali ya juu ulioanza mwaka wa 2016 na kuendelea kwake mwaka wa 2017 na 2018 ulisambaza ujumbe mzuri sana kwa masoko ya vyanzo vya utalii nje ya nchi na udugu mzima wa utalii nchini Nepal.

WAGENI WANAFIKI KWA UTAIFA ( Kwa nchi kavu na angani)


Machi	Change%	Januari	Change%	% Shiriki '18 Jan	% Shiriki '18 Feb	% Shiriki 18 Machi	Februari	Change%	Nchi ya Utaifa
2017	2018	2017	2018	2017	2018
ASIA (SAARC)
Bangladesh	2,028	2,744	35.3%	3.7%	2,124	3,236	52.4%	3.6%	2,901	2,946	1.6%	2.4%
India	10,547	12,152	15.2%	16.5%	11,196	7,570	-32.4%	8.4%	12,729	14,411	13.2%	11.5%
Pakistan	322	388	20.5%	0.5%	348	377	8.3%	0.4%	373	519	39.1%	0.4%
Sri Lanka	329	341	3.6%	0.5%	7,069	5,841	-17.4%	6.5%	10,434	10,631	1.9%	8.5%
Jumla ndogo	13,226	15,625	18.1%	21.3%	20,737	17,024	-17.9%	18.9%	26,437	28,507	7.8%	22.8%
ASIA (NYINGINE)	-	-
China	9,727	12,027	23.6%	16.4%	9,499	15,393	62.0%	17.0%	10,458	13,556	29.6%	10.8%
Japan	2,027	2,134	5.3%	2.9%	2,935	2,756	-6.1%	3.1%	3,586	4,281	19.4%	3.4%
Malaysia	1,121	983	-12.3%	1.3%	1,333	1,488	11.6%	1.6%	1,858	2,214	19.2%	1.8%
Singapore	358	361	0.8%	0.5%	444	440	-0.9%	0.5%	801	835	4.2%	0.7%
S.Korea	4,579	6,075	32.7%	8.3%	3,585	2,604	-27.4%	2.9%	2,810	4,018	43.0%	3.2%
Kichina Taipei	709	938	32.3%	1.3%	775	1,001	29.2%	1.1%	827	869	5.1%	0.7%
Thailand	3,981	4,972	24.9%	6.8%	8,388	6,841	-18.4%	7.6%	6,455	6,851	6.1%	5.5%
Jumla ndogo	22,502	27,490	22.2%	37.4%	26,959	30,523	13.2%	33.8%	26,795	32,624	21.8%	26.1%
ULAYA
Austria	132	194	47.0%	0.3%	286	262	-8.4%	0.3%	458	633	38.2%	0.5%
Ubelgiji	1	290	28900.0%	0.4%	344	448	30.2%	0.5%	726	873	20.2%	0.7%
Jamhuri ya Czech	64	65	1.6%	0.1%	104	178	71.2%	0.2%	278	508	82.7%	0.4%
Denmark	265	255	-3.8%	0.3%	382	430	12.6%	0.5%	649	879	35.4%	0.7%
Ufaransa	942	1,148	21.9%	1.6%	1,566	1,834	17.1%	2.0%	2,697	3,257	20.8%	2.6%
germany	1,014	1,294	27.6%	1.8%	2,243	2,611	16.4%	2.9%	4,192	6,119	46.0%	4.9%
Israel	-	156	0.2%	254	278	9.4%	0.3%	994	1,260	26.8%	1.0%
Italia	511	707	38.4%	1.0%	694	908	30.8%	1.0%	821	1,237	50.7%	1.0%
Uholanzi	577	589	2.1%	0.8%	1,100	1,188	8.0%	1.3%	1,498	1,650	10.1%	1.3%
Norway	223	193	-13.5%	0.3%	244	238	-2.5%	0.3%	356	691	94.1%	0.6%
Poland	306	357	16.7%	0.5%	461	505	9.5%	0.6%	580	753	29.8%	0.6%
Russia	378	459	21.4%	0.6%	611	667	9.2%	0.7%	1,115	1,389	24.6%	1.1%
Switzerland	333	0.5%	534	0.6%	887	0.7%
Hispania	478	544	13.8%	0.7%	748	726	-2.9%	0.8%	913	1,624	77.9%	1.3%
Sweden	247	169	-31.6%	0.2%	289	284	-1.7%	0.3%	604	786	30.1%	0.6%
Uingereza	3,395	3,248	-4.3%	4.4%	4,363	4,847	11.1%	5.4%	6,434	7,783	21.0%	6.2%
Jumla ndogo	8,533	10,001	17.2%	13.6%	13,689	15,938	16.4%	17.7%	22,315	30,329	35.9%	24.2%
OCEANIA	-	-	-
Australia	2,735	2,686	-1.8%	3.7%	2,386	2,537	6.3%	2.8%	3,141	3,605	14.8%	2.9%
New Zealand	269	342	27.1%	0.5%	258	325	26.0%	0.4%	441	534	21.1%	0.4%
Jumla ndogo	3,004	3,028	0.8%	4.1%	2,644	2,862	8.2%	3.2%	3,582	4,139	15.5%	3.3%
AMERICAS	-	-	-	0.0%
Canada	911	951	4.4%	1.3%	1,305	1,503	15.2%	1.7%	1,784	2,086	16.9%	1.7%
Marekani	5,626	5,485	-2.5%	7.5%	5,847	6,794	16.2%	7.5%	8,294	9,080	9.5%	7.3%
Jumla ndogo	6,537	6,436	-1.5%	8.8%	7,152	8,297	16.0%	9.2%	10,078	11,166	10.8%	8.9%
WENGINE	5,435	10,935	101.2%	14.9%	12,880	15,643	21.5%	17.3%	17,084	18,351	7.4%	14.7%
Jumla	62,632	73,515	17.4%	100.0%	84,061	90,287	7.4%	100.0%	106,291	125,116	17.7%	100.0%
Chanzo: Idara ya Uhamiaji
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