The tourism industry saw a 27 percent growth in tourist arrivals in September, a strong signal that it has begun to revive after ending of over a decade long conflict.

Figures of NTB shows that 32,331 tourists travelled into the country by air during the month, up from the 25,484 recorded during the same month last year.

According to the data, the European market showed the robust growth. The number of British, Spanish, German and Danish tourists soared by 32.1 percent, 49.1 percent, 25.2 percent and 86.5 percent respectively. A total of 2,360 tourists from Britain, 1,743 from Spain, 2,039 from Germany and 289 from Denmark made trips to Nepal during the month. Likewise, tourist arrivals from the Netherlands jumped by 79.4 percent to 834 this September.

The growth in the American market was equally encouraging. The number of tourists from America went up by 38.9 percent to 2,242. Likewise, arrivals from Canada grew by 36.5 percent to 464 tourists. In the Asian markets, China and Singapore registered the biggest gains. The number of Chinese tourists visiting the country skyrocketed by 158.8 percent to 1,765, and the 250 Singaporeans that arrived at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) this September was 142.7 percent more than the number that came in September last year.