NEW DELHI: Between January to May this year, 40.7 lakh foreign tourists have visited the country as compared to 37.3 lakh during the same period last year, registering a growth of 9.1%. Foreign exchange earnings for the same period till May were Rs 1.1 lakh crore as compared to Rs 88,441 crore last year, registering a growth of nearly 22.5%.
The data was shared by govt in response to a written question in Lok Sabha during the monsoon session of Parliament.The govt has also shared findings of a study to assess the impact of the pandemic on the tourism sector at the peak of the pandemic and the measures taken to steer a recovery.
Sharing the statistics for May this year, tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in were at 6 lakh as compared to 5.9 lakh in May, 2023 signalling a growth of 0.3%. Foreign exchange earnings (FEEs) during the same period were Rs 17,762 crore as compared to Rs 17,206 crore in May 2023 registering a growth of 3.2%.
He said the trend highlighted indicate a positive impact on the overall economic growth and development of the tourism sector in the country. “The data shows a consistent increase in FTAs and (FEEs) suggesting a robust and expanding tourism industry,” he said.
The minister also shared data for the last three years that shows that while in pandemic year 2021 the number of foreign tourist visitors to India stood at 10.5 lakh it shot up to 85.9 lakh in 2022 and provisional data for 2023 shows that over 1.9 crore foreign visitors came to India.
The minister went on to list the steps that the govt took to rejuvenate the tourism and hospitality sector ranging from a loan scheme to support tour operators, travel agents, tourist transport operators to launching ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ initiative to encourage citizens to travel within the country.”
The data was shared by govt in response to a written question in Lok Sabha during the monsoon session of Parliament.The govt has also shared findings of a study to assess the impact of the pandemic on the tourism sector at the peak of the pandemic and the measures taken to steer a recovery.
Sharing the statistics for May this year, tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in were at 6 lakh as compared to 5.9 lakh in May, 2023 signalling a growth of 0.3%. Foreign exchange earnings (FEEs) during the same period were Rs 17,762 crore as compared to Rs 17,206 crore in May 2023 registering a growth of 3.2%.
He said the trend highlighted indicate a positive impact on the overall economic growth and development of the tourism sector in the country. “The data shows a consistent increase in FTAs and (FEEs) suggesting a robust and expanding tourism industry,” he said.
The minister also shared data for the last three years that shows that while in pandemic year 2021 the number of foreign tourist visitors to India stood at 10.5 lakh it shot up to 85.9 lakh in 2022 and provisional data for 2023 shows that over 1.9 crore foreign visitors came to India.
The minister went on to list the steps that the govt took to rejuvenate the tourism and hospitality sector ranging from a loan scheme to support tour operators, travel agents, tourist transport operators to launching ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ initiative to encourage citizens to travel within the country.”
