CHITWAN, July 31: Hotel entrepreneurs in Sauraha are elated with the rising inflow of tourists into the district despite the increasing travel risks during the rainy season.
July and August are considered off-season in terms of the inflow of tourists. Due to the shrinking business in the rainy season, the hotel staff were also encouraged to stay on leave in previous years.
However, an increasing flow of domestic and foreign tourists in the off-season this year has elated tourism entrepreneurs.
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According to the Regional Hotel Association Chitwan Chairperson Ganga Giri, on an average, daily 1000-1200 tourists are arriving in Sauraha in this season. Half of them are foreigners with a dominant number of Chinese tourists.
There are 125 hotels in Sauraha with the capacity to accommodate 6,200 people.
The increasing rise in the arrival of tourists in the off-season has excited tourism entrepreneurs here, he said.
Daily 100 plus tourists are enjoying elephant rides in Sauraha, according to chairperson of United Elephant Operators' Cooperative organization, Rishi Tiwari. Mostly, Chinese tourists are enjoying elephant rides, he shared.
The number of tourists available in Sauraha is higher than it was in previous years. Former chairperson of the Regional Hotel Association, Suman Ghimire, said the arrival of tourists is satisfactory despite bad roads.
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