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Tourist arrivals in the month of August increased by 26.4 percent as compared to arrival figures of August last year. Similarly, arrivals during the first eight months of 2011 increased by 24.6 percent. According to the Immigration Office at Tribhuvan International Airport, a total of 43,487 tourists visited the country during the period. Arrivals from the South Asian region have gained 38.7 percent. Compared to other regions, this region has showed positive trend with mixed performance from respective countries. Arrivals from India, the major tourist generating market, have played a key role in the increment. Indian arrivals increased by 50 percent in the month of August compared to same month last year. However, arrivals from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan registered negative growth of 20.9 percent, 11.7 percent and 1 percent respectively. Asia other than South Asian region also registered positive growth with increment in arrivals by 57.2 percent of which growth from Chinese market was outstanding with 157.6 percent. Likewise the arrivals from Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand have also registered positive growth of 9.5 percent, 95.2 percent, 51.6 percent and 55.6 percent respectively. Europe registered overall positive growth of 0.9 percent. Out of which, arrivals from Belgium, Denmark and Germany increased by 28.2 percent, 16.2 percent and 51.5 percent respectively. The figures also show increasing trend in the visitor arrivals from Australia and New Zealand with a growth of 19.7 percent and seven percent respectively. Similarly the United States of America and Canada also registered positive growth of 16.9 percent and 33 percent respectively.