New Delhi, June 17, 2016: Bangladesh has surpassed USA and UK in May 2016 in the number of tourists who chose India as the tourism destination.
Overall 3.7% growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) has also been recorded in May 2016 over the same period in 2015 and Rs. 10, 285 Crore in foreign exchange has been earned through tourism in May 2016.
As per the Ministry of Tourism Foreign Tourist Arrivals in the Month of May, 2016 were 5.29 lakh as compared to FTAs of 5.1 lakh during the month of May, 2015 and 4.65 lakh in May, 2014. There has been a growth of 3.7% in May, 2016 over May, 2015.
The Top 15 source nations from which tourists have come to India during May, 2016 were Bangladesh (20.48%) followed by USA (15.68%), UK (7.56%), Malaysia (3.74%), Sri Lanka (3.39%), China (3.24%), Japan (2.69%), Canada (2.62%), Germany (2.48%), Australia (2.42%), Singapore (2.23%), France (2.14%), Nepal (2.06%), Pakistan (1.73%), and Oman (1.66%).
For the FTAs the choice of the port for descending to India in May 2016 were Delhi Airport (26.37%) followed by Mumbai Airport (17.30%), Haridaspur Land check post (11.78%), Chennai Airport (9.03%), Bengaluru Airport (7.54%), Kolkata Airport (4.66%), Cochin Airport (3.89%), Hyderabad Airport (3.71%), Gede Rail (2.73%), Trivandrum Airport (1.76%), Ahmadabad Airport (1.68%), Tiruchirapalli Airport (1.67%), Attari-Wagah (1.38%), Goa Airport (0.82%), and Ghojadanga land check post (0.65%).
Foreign Exchange Earnings earned through tourism during the month of May, 2016 were Rs.10,285 crore as compared to Rs.9,505 crore in May, 2015 and Rs. 7,936 crore in May, 2014.
