According to the latest statistics released by the Ministry of Tourism, FTAs during June, 2016 were 5.50 lakh as compared to FTAs of 5.12 lakh during the month of June, 2015 and 5.02 lakh in June, 2014. There has been a growth of 7.3 per cent in June, 2016 over June, 2015. FTAs during the period January- June, 2016 were 41.86 lakh with a growth of 8.9 per cent as compared to the FTAs of 38.45 lakh with a growth of 3.7% in January- June, 2015 over January- June, 2014.
FEEs during the month of June, 2016 were Rs. 10,732 crore as compared to Rs. 9,564 crore in June, 2015 and Rs.8,366 crore in June, 2014. The growth rate in FEEs in rupee terms during June, 2016 over June, 2015 was 12.2 per cent as compared to the growth of 14.3 per cent in June, 2015 over June, 2014. FEEs from tourism in rupee terms during January- June, 2016 were Rs.73,065 crore with a growth of 14.1 per cent as compared to the FEE of Rs.64,035 crore with a growth of 8.3% during January- June, 2015 over January- June, 2014.
Moreover, FEEs in US$ terms during the month of June, 2016 were US$ 1.595 billion as compared to FEEs of US$ 1.498 billion during the month of June, 2015 and US$ 1.470 billion in June, 2014. The growth rate in FEEs in US$ terms in June, 2016 over June, 2015 was 6.5 per cent compared to the growth of 1.9 per cent in June, 2015 over June, 2014. FEE from tourism in US$ terms during January- June, 2016 were US$ 10.865 billion with a growth of 6.5 per cent as compared to the US$ 10.203 billion with a growth 4.4 per cent during January- June, 2015 over January- June, 2014.
