FTAs to India increase by nine percent in August 2010
9th Sep 2010
According to a PIB release, Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has compiled monthly estimates of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India and Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism on the basis of data received from major airports. Following are the important highlights, with regards to these two important indicators of tourism sector for August 2010.
Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India:
FTAs in India during the month of August 2010 were 3.82 lakh as compared to FTAs of 3.50 lakh during the month of August 2009 and 3.83 lakh in August 2008.
There has been a growth of 9.0 per cent in August 2010 over August 2009 as compared to a growth of (-) 8.6 per cent registered in August 2009 over August 2008.
Growth rate in August 2010 (9.0 per cent) is more than double of that observed during July 2010 (4.1 per cent).
FTAs during the period January-August 2010 were 34.67 lakh with a growth rate of 9.7 per cent, as compared to the FTAs of 31.60 lakh and a negative growth rate of 7.7 per cent during January-August 2009 over the corresponding period of 2008.
