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The number of tourists visiting Nepal increased by 27 percent in March as compared to same period of last year. A total of 25,553 tourists visited Nepal in March as compared to 20,137 of the same month last year, reports said.
The arrival of tourists had increased by 14 and 12.5 percent respectively in January and February, this year.
The number of Indian tourists went up by 77 percent reaching 7,161 up from 4,041 of March 2005. The number of tourists visiting Nepal from third countries also went up by 14 percent to 18,392 from 16,096.According to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, the arrival of tourists increased by 18.5 percent in the first three month of 2006 as compared to same period of last year.
A total of 63,136 tourists visited Nepal in the first three months of the fiscal year 2006. The number was 53,170 in the same period of last year.

Visitors' inflow to Nepal by air in August 2005 observed a 16.4% growth to a total of 25,974, compared to the same month last year. Figures indicate a record growth in Indian visitors arrival by 80%. This was stated in the figures released on September 2, 2005 by Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation quoting Immigration Office Tribhuvan International Airport .

Tourism journalists from South Asia, including Nepal, India, Bhutan, and Bangladesh, at a meeting held during the Travel Media Workshop in Kathmandu on August 27, 2005 decided to establish South Asian Forum for Tourism Journalists (SAFTOJ), with Rahaman Jahangir of Bangladesh as its convener. A 8-member ad-hoc committee has been formed with Krishna Regmi and Dikshya Thakuri from Nepal, Amitabh Parashar and Braj Kishore Mishra from India, Kinley Wangmo and Kencho Dorji from Bhutan, and Rafiqul Islam Ratan and Majurul Alam Bangladesh. Members from three remaining countries from SAARC will be included in the ad-hoc committee at the earliest. Its full-fledged committee would be formed at a convention to be held in Dhaka early 2006.

The 17th Executive Committee Meeting & Shanti Kalash Yatra of World Hindu Federation was successfully concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 28, 2005 commemorating the Silver Jubilee Anniversary of World Hindu Federation. The meeting was inaugurated on August 27, 2005. 145 Executive members & observer's delegation from Singapore, U.S.A, India, Malaysia, Indonesia and Nepal took part in this Executive meeting & Shanti Kalash Yatra. Delegation of 47 participants from Nepal was headed by the World Hindu Federation president Hon. ADC General Bharat Kesher Simha. Honorable Minister of Works, President of the Malaysian Indian Congress and patron of the Malaysian Hindu Sangum Mr. Date Seri Dr.S.Samy Villu was the chief guest of the inaugural programme. Similarly various other dignitaries like His Holiness Yogi Adityanath Jee Maharaj, Swami Vikanand Jee, Sri Japataka Sawmi Jee from India , Mr. Datuk.A.Vaithilingam from Malaysia and many other Country Chapter President were also present during the meeting.

The situation in Nepal has always been tourist friendly. Due to some sporadic reporting of Maoist activities in some parts of the Kingdom, extra measures for security were adopted which have indeed improved the law and order situation. Major tourist places continue to welcome tourists in large numbers.
The Maoists have never directly targeted tourists. Moreover, the Maoist leaders have categorically stated time and again that, they would not disturb the tourism sanctity neither target the tourist in future. Hence, tourists have never been the victims of insurgency activities in Nepal.