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Nepal Shows Strongest Annual Growth in 2018 Says PATAFriday, October 18th, 2019

According to Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), in the 5 years between 2014 and 2018, these destinations have seen a collective increase of nearly 24 percent - more than 136 M additional International Visitors’ Arrival (IVA). Destinations with the strongest annual percentage growth rates in 2018 included Nepal, Turkey, Vietnam, Nicaragua, and Korea (ROK). In terms of absolute volume increases between 2017 and 2018, the strongest performers were China, Turkey, Hong Kong SAR; Macao, China, and Thailand.