The number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in December, 2017 was 11.76 lakh as compared to FTAs of 10.21 lakh in December, 2016 and 9.13 lakh in December, 2015. The growth rate in FTAs in December, 2017 over December, 2016 was 15.2 per cent, compared to 11.9 per cent in December, 2016 over December, 2015. FTAs in the year 2017 were 101.77 lakh with a growth of 15.6 per cent over 2016, compared to FTAs of 88.04 lakh with a growth of 9.7 per cent is 2016 over 2015.
The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during December, 2017 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (19.04 per cent) followed by USA (16.90 per cent), UK (10.41 per cent), Australia (5.31 per cent), Canada (3.85 per cent), Russian Fed (3.79 per cent), Malaysia (3.11 per cent), Germany (2.08 per cent, China (2.06 per cent), Sri Lanka (2.01 per cent), Singapore (1.85 per cent), France (1.81 per cent), Japan (1.64 per cent), Thailand (1.60 per cent), and Italy (1.44 per cent).
The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during December 2017 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (25.80 per cent) followed by Mumbai Airport (17.31 per cent), Haridaspur Land Check Post (9.75 per cent), Chennai Airport (6.36 per cent), Bengaluru Airport (5.33 per cent), Dabolim (Goa) Airport, (5.29 per cent), Kolkata Airport (4.95 per cent), Cochin Airport (3.92 per cent), Hyderabad Airport (3.02 per cent),Ahmadabad Airport (2.63 per cent), Gede Rail Land Check Post (1.94 per cent), Trivandrum Airport (1.64 per cent), Trichy Airport (1.44 per cent), Ghojadanga Land Check Post (1.26 per cent) and Sonauli Land Check Post (1.14 per cent).