According to the Ministry of Tourism, Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during the Month of October 2015 were 6.80 lakh as compared to FTAs of 6.68 lakh during the month of October 2014 and 5.98 lakh in October 2013. There has been a growth of 1.7 per cent in October 2015 over October 2014.
Meanwhile, FTAs during the period January-October 2015 were 62.88 lakh with a growth of 4.3 per cent, as compared to the FTAs of 60.28 lakh with a growth of 11.4 per cent in January- October 2014 over January- October 2013.
The percentage share of FTAs in India during October 2015 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (15.22%), followed by USA (12.99%), UK (11.31%), Sri Lanka (3.69%), Germany (3.62%), Canada (3.58%), Australia (3.37%), Malaysia (3.03%), France (3.01%), Nepal (2.67%),China (2.55%), Japan (2.42%), Russian Fed (2.03%),Singapore (1.65%) and Pakistan (1.59%). These top 15 countries account for 72.73% of total FTAs during October 2015.
The percentage share of FTAs in India during October 2015 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (33.95%) followed by Mumbai Airport (16.90%), Haridaspur Land check post (8.73%), Chennai Airport (7.50%), Bengaluru Airport (6.19%), Kolkata Airport (3.64%), Hyderabad Airport (2.98%), Cochin Airport (2.79%), Ahmedabad Airport (1.86%), Gede Rail (1.77%), Goa Airport (1.75%), Amritsar Airport (1.53%), Trivandrum Airport (1.38%), Attari Wagha Land check post (1.11%) and Tiruchirapalli Airport (1.07%). These top 15 ports account for 93.15% of total FTAs during October 2015.
The Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from Tourism in India in rupee terms during the month of October 2015 were Rs 9,611 crore as compared to Rs 10,041 crore in October 2014 registering a decline of 4.3 per cent over October 2014 as compared to positive growth of 16.1 per cent in October 2014 over October 2013.
