MANANG: A significant number of tourists have increased in Manang district of Nepal of late. Most of the hotels are chock-a-block after a significant rise in tourists in recent days.

According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), a total of 124,421 visitors visited Nepal in February,  which was 39 per cent  more than the same month last year. Similarly, 97,694 international visitors came by air while 26,727 came overland.

Furthermore, 16,205 Chinese tourists, 14,571 Indian, 14,831 Sri Lankan, 5,268 English, 3,340 German, 1978, French, 2,978 Australian visited Nepal in February.