Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) has registered a 17.1% growth in July 2016 over the same period in 2015. Bangladesh accounts for highest share of tourist arrivals followed by USA and UK in July 2016.
According to the statistics released by the Ministry of Tourism, FTAs during the Month of July, 2016 were 7.36 lakh as compared to FTAs of 6.28 lakh during the month of July, 2015 and 5.69 lakh in July, 2014. There has been a growth of 17.1% in July, 2016 over July, 2015.
Meanwhile, FTAs during the period January- July, 2016 were 49.22 lakh with a growth of 10 % as compared to the FTAs of 44.73 lakh with a growth of 4.6% in January- July, 2015 over January- July, 2014.
The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during July, 2016 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (17.30%) followed by USA (16.51%), UK (11.67%), Malaysia (3.49%), France (3.12%), Sri Lanka (2.94%), Canada (2.66%), China (2.32%), Germany (2.31%), Japan (2.20%), Australia (2.20%), Nepal (2.04%), Oman (2.04%), UAE (1.99%) and Pakistan (1.66%).
The FEEs during the month of July, 2016 were Rs.14, 319 crore as compared to Rs.11,982 crore in July, 2015 and Rs.10,284 crore in July, 2014. The growth rate in FEEs in rupee terms during July, 2016 over July, 2015 was 19.5% as compared to the growth of 16.5% in July, 2015 over July, 2014.
FEEs from tourism in rupee terms during January- July, 2016 were Rs. 87,384 crore with a growth of 15.0% as compared to the FEE of Rs. 76,017 crore with a growth of 9.5% during January- July, 2015 over January- July, 2014.
