Foreign tourist arrivals to India rise 7.3% in June
Sharath Chowdary Foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) to India have increased 7.3% at 5.50 lakh during the month of June, 2016 when compared to 5.12 lakh FTAs in the same month last year as per the Ministry of Tourism monthly estimates released on Monday. The ministry compiles this with the data from Bureau of Immigration and Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The FTAs rose 8.9% at 41.86 lakh during the period January-June 2016 as against 38.45 lakh FTAs in the corresponding period previous year. The share of FTAs in India was highest from US (22%), followed by Bangladesh, UK, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Australia, China, Canada, Japan, Singapore, France, Germany, Nepal, Pakistan and Korea during the last month. According to RBI, Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism grew ...
USA accounts for the highest share of foreign tourist arrivals in June 2015
Source: PIB, Government of India 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 June 2015. FTAs during the Month of June 2015 were 5.13 lakh as compared to FTAs of 5.05 lakh during the month of June 2014 and 4.51 lakh in June 2013. There has been a growth of 1.8% in June 2015 over June 2014. FTAs during the period January- June 2015 were 38.45 lakh with a growth of 3.4% ...
