Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has witnessed 9.3 per cent growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in November 2016 over the same period in 2015. USA accounts for highest share of tourist arrivals followed by UK and Bangladesh in November 2016. Total Foreign Exchange earned through tourism in November 2016 was Rs. 14, 474 crore.
FTAs during the Month of November, 2016 were 8.91 lakh as compared to FTAs of 8.16 lakh during the month of November, 2015 and 7.65 lakh in November, 2014. There has been a growth of 9.3 per cent in November, 2016 over November, 2015. FTAs during the period January- November, 2016 were 78.53 lakh with a growth of 10.4 per cent as compared to the FTAs of 71.14 lakh with a growth of 4.7 per cent in January- November, 2015 over January- November, 2014.
The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during November, 2016 among the top 15 source countries was highest from USA (15.53 per cent) followed by UK (11.21 per cent), Bangladesh (10.72 per cent), Canada (4.66 per cent), Russian Fed (4.53 per cent), Australia (4.04 per cent), Malaysia (3.65 per cent), Germany (3.53 per cent), China (3.14 per cent), France (2.88 per cent), Sri Lanka (2.49 per cent), Japan (2.49 per cent), Singapore (2.16 per cent), Nepal (1.46 per cent) and Thailand (1.37 per cent).
The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during November 2016 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (32.71 per cent) followed by Mumbai Airport (18.51 per cent Chennai Airport (6.83 per cent), Bengaluru Airport (5.89 per cent), Haridaspur Land check post (5.87 per cent), Goa Airport (5.63 per cent), Kolkata Airport (3.90 per cent), Cochin Airport (3.29 per cent), Hyderabad Airport (3.14 per cent), Ahmadabad Airport (2.76 per cent), Trivandrum Airport (1.54 per cent), Trichy Airport (1.53 per cent), Gede Rail (1.16 per cent), Amritsar Airport (1.15 per cent), and Ghojadanga land check post (0.82 per cent).
