Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) register a growth of 6.1% in September 2015 over the same period in 2014

Bangladesh accounts for the highest share of FTAs in September 2015

Ministry of Tourism compiles monthly estimates of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) on the basis of Nationality-wise, Port-wise data received from Bureau of Immigration (BOI) and Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism on the basis of data available from Reserve Bank of India. Following are the important highlights regarding FTAs and FEEs from tourism during the month of September 2015:

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs)

FTAs during the month of September 2015 were 5.40 lakh as compared to FTAs of 5.09 lakh during the month of September 2014 and 4.54 lakh in September 2013. There has been a growth of 6.1% in September 2015 over September 2014.

FTAs during the period January- September 2015 were 56.08 lakh showing a growth of 4.6% over January- September 2014

The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during September 2015 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (18.81%), followed by USA (10.99%), UK (7.96%), Malaysia (4.72%), Sri Lanka (4.69%), Australia (3.39%), China (3.37%), Japan (3.20%), Germany (2.89), Canada (2.51%), Nepal (2.44%), France (2.39%),Singapore (2.13%), Pakistan (1.61%) and Afghanistan (1.27%). These top 15 countries account for 72.37% of total FTAs during September 2015.

The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during September2015 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (30.08%) followed by Mumbai Airport (17.21%), Haridaspur Land check post (10.57%), Chennai Airport.

(8.91%), Bengaluru Airport (6.57%), Kolkata Airport (4.02%), Cochin Airport (3.23%), Hyderabad Airport (3.03%),Gede Rail (2.02%), Tiruchirapalli (1.94%), Trivendrum Airport (1.55%), Ahmedabad Airport (1.35%),Ghojadanga Land check post (1.26%), AttariWagha Land check post (1.05%) and Amritsar Airport (0.75%). These top 15 ports account for 93.54% of total FTAs during September 2015.

Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from Tourism in India in rupee terms and in US$ terms

FEEs during the month of September 2015 were Rs9,512 crore as compared to Rs9,057crore in September 2014.

The growth rate in FEEs in rupee terms during September 2015 over September 2014 was growth of 5.0% .

FEEs from tourism in rupee terms in January- September 2015 were Rs91,737 crore showing a growth of 3.2% over the same period during2014 .

FEEs in US$ terms during the month of September 2015 were US$ 1.436 billion

FEEs from tourism in US$ terms during January- September 2015 were US$ 14.453 billion

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