The Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism in Rupee terms in April 2013 rose by seven percent in comparison to April 2012. FEEs during the month of April 2013 were Rs. 7,248 crores as compared to Rs. 6,745 crores in April 2012 and Rs. 5,724 crores in April 2011. FEEs in US$ terms during the month of April 2013 were US$ 1.333 billion as compared to US$ 1.305 billion during the month of April 2012 and US$ 1.290 billion in April 2011.
The Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in April 2013 was 4.52 lakhs which was the same in April 2012. No growth in numbers has been observed in April 2013 over April 2012 as compared to a growth of 1.3 per cent registered in April 2012 over April 2011. However, FTAs during the period January-April 2013 were 24.80 lakhs with a growth of 1.9 per cent, as compared to the FTAs of 24.34 lakhs during January-April 2012.
