Kathmandu, Dec 1 (LatestNewsX) – Despite the severe damage inflicted on a handful of hotels during the Gen‑Z protests in September, Nepal’s appeal to international visitors seems largely intact, as the country attracted more than a million foreigners by the end of November.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) released figures on Monday showing that from January through November 2025, the country welcomed 1,060,269 foreign tourists. That is a modest uptick over the same span last year, when 1,055,520 visitors arrived.
The protests, which erupted earlier in September, wrecked several hospitality sites. The World Bank had warned that such unrest could sharply cut down tourist inflows. High‑profile chains such as the Hyatt Regency and Hilton suffered heavy losses—Hilton was set alight, while the Hyatt has been shuttered for repairs.
September saw an 18.3 % fall in arrivals compared with 2024, but the numbers began to rebound in the following months. In October and November arrivals edged up compared with the previous year, with November witnessing 116,553 international visitors—an increase of 1.8 % over the same month in 2024, according to the NTB.
India remained the leading source market, sending 262,345 travelers. The United States followed with 105,239, and China came in third spot with 86,800. The United Kingdom and Bangladesh rounded out the top five, contributing 54,450 and 50,940 tourists respectively over the first 11 months of 2025.
Tourist flows from India and China were lower than the preceding year, dampening overall growth. Indian arrivals slipped by 4.6 %, while Chinese visitors dropped a full 16.8 %. In contrast, the United States maintained a steady pace, and the numbers from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rose noticeably, per NTB reports.
Historically, China had been Nepal’s second‑largest visitor source after India before the pandemic. Yet the full recovery from those numbers remains elusive, the data reveal.
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