Posted by: Amazing January 28, 2009
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Pokhara sees huge influx of tourists

The number of tourists visiting Pokhara, the second largest tourist
destination in the country, has increased by 13 percent and reached
186,643 during 2008 as compared to last year.




Bishnu Ghimire, acting chief of Pokhara Tourism Office said at a press
conference Wednesday that of the total tourists making holiday in
Pokhara during the year, 41,626 are Indians. A total of 41,233 Indians
had visited Pokhara in 2007. The number of domestic tourists has also
risen to 67,775 in 2008 from 65,000 in the previous year.

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