Foreign tourist arrivals on e-Tourist visa jumps 56.2% in November 2017

Foreign tourist arrivals on e-Tourist visa rises 58.8% in January-November 2017

The foreign tourists arrived on e-Tourist Visa were 2.14 lakh in November 2017 as compared to 1.37 lakh during the month of November 2016 registering a growth of 56.2%.

During January- November 2017, a total of 14.57 lakh foreign tourists arrived on e-Tourist Visa as compared to 9.17 lakh during January- November 2016, registering a growth of 58.8%.

The percentage share of top 15 source countries availing e- Tourist Visa facilities during November 2017 was UK (17.1%), USA (11.6%), Russian Federation (6.6%), France (5.7%), Germany (4.8%), China (4.8%), Australia (4.5%), Canada (4.3%), Republic of Korea (2.6%), Thailand (2.4%), Italy (2.4%), Singapore (2.1%), Oman (1.8%),Spain (1.8%) and Netherlands (1.5%).

 

The percentage share of top 15 ports in foreign tourist arrivals on e-Tourist Visa during November 2017 were New Delhi Airport (44.5%), Mumbai Airport (18.7%), Dabolim (Goa) Airport (10.1%), Chennai Airport (5.8%), Kochi Airport (5.4%), Kolkata Airport (3.6%), Hyderabad Airport (2.9%), Trivandrum Airport (2.5%), Amritsar Airport (1.3%), Ahmadabad Airport (1.2%), Gaya Airport (1.1%), Jaipur Airport (0.8%), Tirchy Airport (0.5%), Lucknow Airport (0.5%) and Calicut Airport (0.3%).

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