The Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during the Month of October, 2016 were 7.54 lakh as compared to FTAs of 6.83 lakh during the month of October, 2015 and 6.68 lakh in October, 2014. There has been a growth of 10.4 per cent in October, 2016 over October, 2015. FTAs during the period January- October, 2016 were 69.62 lakh with a growth of 10.5 per cent as compared to the FTAs of 62.98 lakh with a growth of 4.5 per cent in January- October, 2015 over January- October, 2014.
The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during October, 2016 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (16.67%) followed by USA (12.83%), UK (11.03%), Canada (3.73%), Australia (3.50%), Sri Lanka (3.45%), Germany (3.38%), Russian Fed (3.20%), France (2.91%), China (2.70%), Malaysia (2.65%), Nepal (2.16%), Japan (2.12%), Singapore (1.54%) and Thailand (1.44%).
The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during October 2016 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (34.06%) followed by Mumbai Airport (15.69%), Haridaspur Land check post (9.22%), Chennai Airport (7.19%), Bengaluru Airport (5.50%), Kolkata Airport (4.10%), Hyderabad Airport (3.01%), Goa (2.90%), Cochin Airport (2.72%), Ahmadabad Airport (2.14%), Gede Rail (1.86%), Amritsar Airport (1.71%), Trivandrum Airport (1.28%), Ghojadanga land check post (1.16%) and Gaya Airport (1.03%).
Meanwhile, FEEs during the month of October, 2016 were Rs. 12,303 crore as compared to Rs. 10,549 crore in October, 2015 and Rs. 10,041 crore in October, 2014. The growth rate in FEEs in rupee terms during October, 2016 over October, 2015 was 16.6 per cent as compared to the growth of 5.1 per cent in October, 2015 over October, 2014.
FEEs from tourism in rupee terms during January- October, 2016 were Rs. 1,24,371 crore with a growth of 14.7 per cent as compared to the FEE of Rs 1,08,392 crore with a growth of 9.6 per cent during January- October, 2015 over January- October, 2014. FEEs in US$ terms during the month of October, 2016 were US$ 1.843 billion as compared to FEEs of US$ 1.621 billion during the month of October, 2015 and US$ 1.636 billion in October, 2014. The growth rate in FEEs in US$ terms in October, 2016 over October, 2015 was 13.7% compared to the negative growth of 0.9% in October, 2015 over October, 2014.
FEE from tourism in US$ terms during January- October, 2016 were US$ 18.530 billion with a growth of 8.8% as compared to the US$ 17.033 billion with a growth 4.4% during January- October, 2015 over January- October, 2014.
