10 percent Growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals During January to March 2016
Posted on: 20/Apr/2016 5:35:53 PM
Foreign Tourists Arrivals (FTAs) during the period January - March 2016 were 25.08 lakh with a growth of 10 percent as compared to the FTAs of 22.81 lakh with a growth of 3.5 percent in January- March 2015 over January - March 2014. FTAs during the Month of March 2016 were 8.17 lakh as compared to FTAs of 7.29 lakh during the month of March 2015 and 6.90 lakh in March 2014. There has been a growth of 12.1 percent in March 2016 over March 2015.
Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) during the month of March 2016 were Rs. 13,115 crore as compared to Rs. 11,133 crore in March 2015 and Rs. 10,479 crore in March 2014.
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.
