Weather Upswing
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ISSUE #148 (06 JUNE 2003 - 12 JUNE 2003)
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SARS and the Iraq war may have taken a toll on our tourism but May saw an remarkable spike in Indian arrivals. A total of 10,182 Indians visited Nepal last month, marking a 30 percent growth over last May. The influx was attributed to holiday packages floated by Indian Airlines, Summer Getaway by NTB and five-star hotels in Nepal. The nation's present SARS-free status has also made it a popular alternative for Indian vacationers. Long-haul and third country arrivals from Germany, Japan and the US, however, plummeted.
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