Sluggish foreign tourism recovery impacts India's hospitality industry

The post-pandemic recovery in India's inbound tourism is lagging the global trend

The sluggish recovery in foreign tourist arrivals in India has impacted inbound tour operators, tourist transporters and hotels.

While foreign tourist arrivals are slowly recovering, they are still below the pre-Covid levels.

In June 2024, there was a 9 per cent increase in foreign tourist arrivals compared to June 2023.

However, the numbers remain 2.8 per cent below pre-Covid levels, according to the last available Monthly Tourism Statistics report.

Given the sluggish recovery, the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) reached out to the government on Monday for immediate intervention to attract foreign tourists to India.

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