Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has witnessed a 10.7 per cent growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in April 2016 over the same period in 2015. Bangladesh accounts for highest share of tourist arrivals followed by USA and UK in April 2016. Rs. 11, 637 Crores of Foreign Exchange was earned through tourism in April 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 April, 2016.
FTAs during the Month of April, 2016 were 5.99 lakh as compared to FTAs of 5.42 lakh during the month of April, 2015 and 5.35 lakh in April, 2014. There has been a growth of 10.7 per cent in April, 2016 over April, 2015. FTAs during the period January- April, 2016 were 31.08 lakh with a growth of 10.1 per cent as compared to the FTAs of 28.23 lakh with a growth of three per cent in January- April, 2015 over January- April, 2014.
The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during April, 2016 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (18.09 per cent) followed by USA (12.24 per cent), UK (9.58 per cent), Sri Lanka (3.71 per cent), Malaysia (3.23 per cent), China (3.14 per cent), Australia (3.05 per cent), Germany (3.02 per cent), France (2.86 per cent), Canada (2.83 per cent), Russian Federation (2.81 per cent), Japan (2.50 per cent), Nepal (2.07 per cent), Singapore (1.85 per cent) and Thailand (1.61 per cent).
The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during April 2016 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (29.12 per cent) followed by Mumbai Airport (16.85 per cent), Haridaspur Land check post (9.77 per cent),Chennai Airport (7.82 per cent), Bengaluru Airport (6.66 per cent), Kolkata Airport (4.16 per cent), Cochin Airport (3.51 per cent), Hyderabad Airport (3.07 per cent), Goa Airport (2.84 per cent), Gede Rail (2.31 per cent), Trivendrum Airport (1.54 per cent), Ahmadabad Airport (1.44 per cent), Tiruchirapalli Airport (1.31 per cent) Attari-Wagah (1.13 per cent), and Ghojadanga land check post (0.96 per cent).
FEEs during the month of April, 2016 were Rs. 11,637 crore as compared to Rs. 10,091 crore in April, 2015 and Rs. 9,179 crore in April, 2014. The growth rate in FEEs in rupee terms during April, 2016 over April, 2015 was 15.3 per cent as compared to the growth of 9.9 per cent in April, 2015 over April, 2014. FEEs from tourism in rupee terms during January- April, 2016 were Rs. 52,048 crore with a growth of 15.7 per cent as compared to the FEE of Rs. 44,966 crore with a growth of five per cent during January- April, 2015 over January- April, 2014. FEEs in US$ terms during the month of April, 2016 were US$ 1.747 billion as compared to FEEs of US$ 1.609 billion during the month of April, 2015 and US$ 1.520 billion in April, 2014. The growth rate in FEEs in US$ terms in April, 2016 over April, 2015 was 8.6 per cent compared to the growth of 5.9 per cent in April, 2015 over April, 2014. FEE from tourism in US$ terms during January- April, 2016 were US$ 7.733 billion with a growth of 7.2 per cent as compared to the US$ 7.214 billion with a growth 3.6 per cent during January- April, 2015 over January- April, 2014.
