Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) expects that the recent state visit of the Chinese president will play a significant role in increasing the flow of Chinese tourists into the country.
Issuing a press note today, TAAN welcomed the bilateral agreements signed between Nepal and China on various development projects and economic cooperation, including Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and tourism cooperation. “TAAN appreciates the remark made by President Xi Jinping about supporting Nepal in promoting Visit Nepal Year 2020 Campaign,” the press note reads, adding that the commitment of the Chinese government will positively impact the development of country’s tourism sector. “The visit is expected to increase the number of Chinese tourists as well as those from other parts of the world coming to Nepal.”
During the two-day state visit of Nepal, the Chinese President Xi Jinping committed to support Nepal to participate in the travel marts held in China. “China is willing to facilitate Nepal’s promotional activities in China.”
“Nepal is the first South Asian country to be designated an approved destination for Chinese tourists,” Xi wrote in an article published in Nepali papers.
The Chinese government has also committed to organise the ‘Ninth China Festival’ and the ‘Fourth Kathmandu Cultural Forum’ in Nepal.
As China is second largest tourism market for Nepal, the recent visit of President Xi will encourage more Chinese tourists to travel to Nepal, the TAAN press note further reads, adding that almost 70 per cent of Chinese tourists visit Nepal for trekking, hiking and other adventurous activities. “Since most of them come for trekking, the average length of stay of Chinese tourists is also comparatively longer than tourists coming from other countries.”
According to the Department of Immigration, a total of 153,602 Chinese tourists visited Nepal in 2018, while the country has received 106,050 visitors – of the total 782,600 tourists – from China in the first eight months of this year. “This is rise by 9.8 per cent compared to the same period last year.”
According to Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agencies (NATTA) chair CN Pandey, the visit by the head of the state of China, the major source market of Nepal’s tourism, will have a positive impact to the tourism sector. Likewise, Nepal was given the Approved Destination Status (ADS) by the northern neighbour in 2002 and in June of the same year, Chinese citizens began visiting Nepal officially for the first time as tourists. Nepal was the 18th nation to receive the status and first in South Asia.
The joint statement issued by Nepal and China on October 13 said that the Chinese side would support Nepal’s Visit 2020 campaign and welcomed the Nepali side to participate in the travel marts being held in China.
Nepal aims to attract 2 million foreign tourists in 2020, including 350,000 Chinese visitors.
The United Nations (UN) World Tourism Organisation (WTO) reported that China was the world’s largest outbound tourism market in terms of spending in 2018. Tourism spending rose by 8 per cent year-on-year to $277 billion.
Issuing a press note today, TAAN welcomed the bilateral agreements signed between Nepal and China on various development projects and economic cooperation, including Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and tourism cooperation. “TAAN appreciates the remark made by President Xi Jinping about supporting Nepal in promoting Visit Nepal Year 2020 Campaign,” the press note reads, adding that the commitment of the Chinese government will positively impact the development of country’s tourism sector. “The visit is expected to increase the number of Chinese tourists as well as those from other parts of the world coming to Nepal.”
During the two-day state visit of Nepal, the Chinese President Xi Jinping committed to support Nepal to participate in the travel marts held in China. “China is willing to facilitate Nepal’s promotional activities in China.”
“Nepal is the first South Asian country to be designated an approved destination for Chinese tourists,” Xi wrote in an article published in Nepali papers.
The Chinese government has also committed to organise the ‘Ninth China Festival’ and the ‘Fourth Kathmandu Cultural Forum’ in Nepal.
As China is second largest tourism market for Nepal, the recent visit of President Xi will encourage more Chinese tourists to travel to Nepal, the TAAN press note further reads, adding that almost 70 per cent of Chinese tourists visit Nepal for trekking, hiking and other adventurous activities. “Since most of them come for trekking, the average length of stay of Chinese tourists is also comparatively longer than tourists coming from other countries.”
According to the Department of Immigration, a total of 153,602 Chinese tourists visited Nepal in 2018, while the country has received 106,050 visitors – of the total 782,600 tourists – from China in the first eight months of this year. “This is rise by 9.8 per cent compared to the same period last year.”
According to Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agencies (NATTA) chair CN Pandey, the visit by the head of the state of China, the major source market of Nepal’s tourism, will have a positive impact to the tourism sector. Likewise, Nepal was given the Approved Destination Status (ADS) by the northern neighbour in 2002 and in June of the same year, Chinese citizens began visiting Nepal officially for the first time as tourists. Nepal was the 18th nation to receive the status and first in South Asia.
The joint statement issued by Nepal and China on October 13 said that the Chinese side would support Nepal’s Visit 2020 campaign and welcomed the Nepali side to participate in the travel marts being held in China.
Nepal aims to attract 2 million foreign tourists in 2020, including 350,000 Chinese visitors.
The United Nations (UN) World Tourism Organisation (WTO) reported that China was the world’s largest outbound tourism market in terms of spending in 2018. Tourism spending rose by 8 per cent year-on-year to $277 billion.
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