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13.4 percent Growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals in September 2016
Posted on: 22/Oct/2016 3:06:56 PM
13.4 percent growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in September 2016 over the same period in 2015. Bangladesh accounts for highest share of tourist arrivals followed by USA and UK in September 2016. Rs. 11. 781 crore Foreign Exchange earned through tourism in September 2016.
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. The following are the important highlights regarding FTAs and FEEs from tourism during the month of September, 2016.
FTAs during the Month of September, 2016 were 6.15 lakh as compared to FTAs of 5.42 lakh during the month of September, 2015 and 5.09 lakh in September, 2014. There has been a growth of 13.4 percent in September, 2016 over September, 2015.
FTAs during the period January- September, 2016 were 62.07 lakh with a growth of 10.5 percent as compared to the FTAs of 56.15 lakh with a growth of 4.8 percent in January- September, 2015 over January- September, 2014.
The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during September, 2016 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (20.58 percent) followed by USA (10.96 percent), UK (7.97 percent), Malaysia (4.98 percent), Sri Lanka (3.98 percent), Australia (3.47 percent), China (3.36 percent), Germany (2.83 percent), Japan (2.79 percent), Canada (2.58 percent), Nepal (2.16 percent), France (2.15 percent), Singapore (2.08 percent), Afghanistan (1.57 percent) and Pakistan (1.36 percent).
The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during September 2016 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (30.99 percent) followed by Mumbai Airport (16.28 percent), Haridaspur Land check post (11.62 percent), Chennai Airport (8.30 percent), Bengaluru Airport (6.01 percent), Kolkata Airport (4.43 percent), Cochin Airport (3.22 percent), Hyderabad Airport (3.01 percent), Gede Rail (2.28 percent), Tiruchirapalli Airport (1.99 percent), Ahmadabad Airport (1.72 percent),Trivandrum Airport (1.49 percent), Ghojadanga land check post (1.29 percent), Amritsar Airport (1.01 percent) and Attari-Wagh Land check post (0.99 percent).
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