The Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) to India has witnessed meager 4.5 per cent growth during January – November 2015 compared to a growth of 10.5 per cent in January- November 2014 over January- November 2013. India welcomed 71.03 lakh inbound tourists till November this year as compared to the FTAs of 67.94 lakh. The Foreign Exchange Earnings in Rupee terms during January- November 2015 were Rs 1,12,958 crore with a growth of a miniscule 1 as compared to the FEE of Rs 1,11,889 crore with a growth of 15.3 per cent during January- November 2014 over January- November 2013.
Meanwhile, FTAs during the Month of November 2015 were 8.15 lakh as compared to FTAs of 7.65 lakh during the month of November 2014 and 7.34 lakh in November 2013. There has been a growth of 6.5 per cent in November 2015 over November 2014.
The percentage share of FTAs in India during November 2015 among the top 15 source countries was highest from USA (15.76%) followed by Bangladesh (12.27%), UK (11.00%), Canada (4.52%), Australia (4.22%), Malaysia (3.43%), Russian Fed. (3.42%), Germany (3.34%), France (2.93%), Sri Lanka (2.89%), China (2.83%), Japan (2.51%), Singapore (2.19%), Nepal (1.77%) and Thailand (1.58%). These top 15 countries account for 74.66% of total FTAs during November 2015.
The percentage share of FTAs in India during November 2015 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (31.55%) followed by Mumbai Airport (17.71%), Chennai Airport (7.39%), Haridaspur Land check post (7.09%), Bengaluru Airport (6.26%), Goa Airport (4.61%),Kolkata Airport (3.91%), Hyderabad Airport (3.25%), Cochin Airport (3.10%), Ahmedabad Airport (2.63%), Tiruchirapalli Airport (1.64%), Trivandrum Airport (1.62%), Gede Rail (1.44%), Gaya Airport (1.10%) and Amritsar Airport (0.95%). These top 15 ports account for 94.25% of total FTAs during November 2015.
FEEs during the month of November 2015 were Rs 11,610 crore as compared to Rs 12,988 crore in November 2014 and Rs 11,994 crore in November 2013. The FEEs in Rupee terms during November 2015 registered a decline of 10.6 per cent over November 2014 as compared to positive growth of 8.3 per cent in November 2014 over November 2013.
FEEs in US$ terms during the month of November 2015 were US$ 1.755 billion as compared to FEEs of US$ 2.069 billion during the month of November 2014 and US$ 1.936 billion in November 2013.
The FEEs in US$ billion in November 2015 registered a decline of 15.2 per cent over November 2014 as compared to positive growth of 6.9 per cent in November 2014 over November 2013.
FEEs from tourism in US$ terms during January- November 2015 were US$ 17.685 billion with a negative growth of 3.8 per cent as compared to the US$ 18.383 billion with a positive growth of 9.8 per cent during January- November 2014 over January- November 2013.
