chinese tourists in nepal

Chinese tourists will not have to pay visa fee to enter Nepal henceforth. In a bid to boost arrivals from the north, the Cabinet on Friday decided to waive the fee for Chinese visitors—a facility enjoyed only by visitors from Saarc countries so far. The Cabinet decision came immediately after Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kamal…

Chinese tourists are the newest wrinkle in the domestic tourism sector. Visitors from the northern neighbour are the second largest foreign travelers in the country in the last three years. Tourism Ministry’s preliminary statistics show Nepal welcomed 85,832 Chinese tourists last year, which is more than 10 percent of the total arrivals in 2012.…

The number of Chinese tourists used to be negligible a decade ago. But today, China is the second largest tourist generating country for Nepal after India. Arrivals from China have been growing significantly over the years after China included Nepal in its Approved Destination Status (ADS), following a ministerial agreement in 2001, and…