Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) has grown by 13.4 per cent in September 2016 over the same period in 2015. Bangladesh accounts for highest share of tourist arrivals followed by USA and UK in September 2016. In September 2016, Foreign Exchange earned through tourism accounts to Rs. 11. 781 crore.
FTAs during the Month of September, 2016 were 6.15 lakh as compared to FTAs of 5.42 lakh during the month of September, 2015 and 5.09 lakh in September, 2014. There has been a growth of 13.4 per cent in September, 2016 over September, 2015. FTAs during the period January- September, 2016 were 62.07 lakh with a growth of 10.5 per cent as compared to the FTAs of 56.15 lakh with a growth of 4.8 per cent in January- September, 2015 over January- September, 2014.
The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during September, 2016 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (20.58 per cent) followed by USA (10.96 per cent), UK (7.97 per cent), Malaysia (4.98 per cent), Sri Lanka (3.98 per cent), Australia (3.47 per cent), China (3.36 per cent), Germany (2.83 per cent), Japan (2.79 per cent), Canada (2.58 per cent), Nepal (2.16 per cent), France (2.15 per cent), Singapore (2.08 per cent), Afghanistan (1.57 per cent) and Pakistan (1.36 per cent).
The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during September 2016 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (30.99 per cent) followed by Mumbai Airport (16.28 per cent), Haridaspur Land check post (11.62 per cent), Chennai Airport (8.30 per cent), Bengaluru Airport (6.01 per cent), Kolkata Airport (4.43 per cent), Cochin Airport (3.22 per cent), Hyderabad Airport (3.01 per cent), Gede Rail (2.28 per cent), Tiruchirapalli Airport (1.99 per cent), Ahmadabad Airport (1.72 per cent),Trivandrum Airport (1.49 per cent), Ghojadanga land check post (1.29 per cent), Amritsar Airport (1.01 per cent) and Attari-Wagh Land check post (0.99 per cent).
FEEs during the month of September, 2016 were Rs. 11,781 crore as compared to Rs. 10,415 crore in September, 2015 and Rs. 9,057 crore in September, 2014. The growth rate in FEEs in rupee terms during September, 2016 over September, 2015 was 13.1% as compared to the growth of 15 per cent in September, 2015 over September, 2014. FEEs from tourism in rupee terms during January- September, 2016 were Rs. 1,12,068 crore with a growth of 14.5 per cent as compared to the FEE of Rs. 97,843 crore with a growth of 10.1 per cent during January- September, 2015 over January- September, 2014. FEEs in US$ terms during the month of September, 2016 were US$ 1.765 billion as compared to FEEs of US$ 1.573 billion during the month of September, 2015 and US$ 1.488 billion in September, 2014. The growth rate in FEEs in US$ terms in September, 2016 over September, 2015 was 12.2 per cent compared to the growth of 5.7 per cent in September, 2015 over September, 2014.
