Foreign tourist arrivals to India jump 14.4% in November 2017

Foreign tourist arrivals to India jump 15.6% in January-November 2017

The number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) has moved up 14.4% to 10.05 lakh in November 2017 as compared to FTAs of 8.78 lakh in November 2016. The FTAs had stood at 8.16 lakh in November 2015.

The FTAs were 90.01 lakh with a growth of 15.6% during the period January- November 2017 over FTAs of 77.83 lakh in same period of the previous year with a growth of 9.4% in January- November 2016 over January- November 2015.

The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during November 2017 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (16.77%) followed by USA (14.77%), UK (9.93%), Russian Federation (4.41%), Canada (4.39%), Australia (3.96%), Malaysia (3.50%), Germany (2.90%), France (2.51%), Sri Lanka (2.32%), China (2.26%), Singapore (2.04%), Japan (2.03%), Thailand (1.87%), and Republic of Korea (1.31%).

The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during November 2017 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (29.76%) followed by Mumbai Airport (17.20%), Haridaspur Land Check Post (8.40%), Chennai Airport (5.78%), Bengaluru Airport (5.44%), Dabolim (Goa) Airport, (5.37%), Kolkata Airport (4.62%), Hyderabad Airport (3.02%), Cochin Airport (2.88%), Ahmadabad Airport (2.46%),Gede Rail Land Check Post (1.91%),Sonauli Land Check Post (1.88%),Trichy Airport (1.46%), Ghojadanga Land Check Post (1.29%) and Trivandrum Airport (1.28%).

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