The number of tourists visiting Nepal has fallen by over a third since King Gyanendra seized power in February.
Officials said the decline was due mainly to what they called negative media coverage after the royal coup.
Foreign governments advised against travel to Nepal. A bloody Maoist uprising has also discouraged tourists.
The latest drop in numbers is a blow to the impoverished Himalayan nation, where tourism is a major source of foreign exchange earnings.
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The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) said just over 50,000 tourists visited the country between February and April - well below the 86,000 arrivals during the same period last year.
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