58% increase in foreign visitors to India on e-tourist visa

Thursday, February 15, 2018

There is a massive growth of 58.5% as compared to January 2017 in the number of foreign  visitors arriving on e-Tourist visa in India.

The Ministry of Tourism on Tuesday stated during the month of January, 2018, a total of 2.40 lakh foreign tourists arrived on e-Tourist Visa as compared to 1.52 lakh during the month of January, 2017 registering a growth of 58.5%.

It was noted that out of the 2.4 lakh visitors, New Delhi Airport received 37.3% of the footfalls, followed by Mumbai Airport with 19.6% and Dabolim (Goa) Airport with12.4%.

In January the overall number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) was 10.66 lakh as compared to 9.83 lakh in January 2017 and 8.45 lakh in January 2016.

The tourism revealed that the growth rate in FTAs in January, 2018 over January, 2017 was 8.4%, compared to 16.4% in January, 2017 over January, 2016.

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