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Foreign, domestic tourism rises in India
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SME Times News Bureau | 04 Jul, 2012
The number of foreign tourists visiting India increased for the third
consecutive year in 2011 while domestic tourism too has been witnessing
double digit growth, the tourism ministry said Tuesday.
"During
2011, the number of Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs) to Indian states/union
territories was 19.5 million as compared to 17.9 million in 2010 and
14.4 million in 2009," said a statement by the ministry.
"This
year, the number of FTVs registered a growth of 8.85 percent over 2010
as compared to a growth of 24.6 percent in 2010 over 2009," it added.
Domestic tourism continued to grow at a double digit rate in 2011.
"Number
of domestic tourist visits during 2011 was 851 million as compared to
748 million in 2010 and 669 million in 2009 increasing at a rate of 13.8
percent over 2010 as compared to increase of 11.8 percent in 2010 over
2009."
Uttar Pradesh dislodged Andhra Pradesh from the number one
spot in terms of domestic tourist visits in 2011. Andhra Pradesh was
followed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
As far as
foreign tourists were concerned, Maharashtra topped the chart followed
by Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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70.00 |
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53.00 |
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