Foreign tourists arriving in the country bring foreign currency along with them.
Foreign Exchange Earnings from tourism are the receipts of the country as a result of the foreign tourists consuming various services in the country, out of the foreign currency brought by them
Consumption comprises of various things such as payments made for purchase of handicrafts or any other goods, payments made to the hotel of their stay or to a cab driver to travel from one place to another etc.
An increase in demand of services by foreign tourists helps in the growth of many sectors such as hotels, airlines, restaurants, cab services etc.
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INDIA TOURISM STATISTICS | FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVAL (FTAs)
What is foreign tourist arrivals?
● Foreign tourist arrivals refer to the number of arrivals of tourists/ visitors in the country.
● An individual who makes multiple trips to the country is counted each time as a new arrival.
● Foreign tourist arrivals is abbreviated as FTAs
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INDIA TOURISM STATISTICS | FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVAL (FTAs)
Why is foreign tourist arrivals statistic important?
● Foreign tourists arriving in the country bring foreign currency along with them.
● Foreign Exchange Earnings from tourism are the receipts of the country as a result of the
foreign tourists consuming various services in the country, out of the foreign currency brought
by them
● Consumption comprises of various things such as payments made for purchase of
handicrafts or any other goods, payments made to the hotel of their stay or to a cab driver to
travel from one place to another etc.
● An increase in demand of services by foreign tourists helps in the growth of many sectors
such as hotels, airlines, restaurants, cab services etc.
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INDIA TOURISM STATISTICS | FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVAL (FTAs)
FTA statistics in India
● In the year 2000, India had 2.65 million FTAs
● This number has grown by 279% to reach 10.04 million FTAs in 2017
● The number of FTAs in 2018 is estimated to be 10.32 million, showing a marginal increase
over 2017
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Data source:
Ministry of Tourism | Government of India
https://bit.ly/2ROpX5F
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INDIA TOURISM STATISTICS | FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVAL (FTAs)
FTA statistics in India
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Data source:
Ministry of Tourism | Government of India
https://bit.ly/2ROpX5F
Year FTAs in India
(Millions)
2000 2.65
2001 2.54
2002 2.38
2003 2.73
2004 3.46
2005 3.92
Year FTAs in India
(Millions)
2006 4.45
2007 5.08
2008 5.28
2009 5.17
2010 5.78
2011 6.31
Year FTAs in India
(Millions)
2012 6.58
2013 6.97
2014 7.68
2015 8.03
2016 8.80
2017 10.04
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INDIA TOURISM STATISTICS | FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVAL (FTAs)
FTA statistics in India
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Data source:
Ministry of Tourism | Government of India
https://bit.ly/2ROpX5F
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Data source:
Ministry of Tourism | Government of India
https://bit.ly/2ROpX5F
FTA statistics in India
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Conclusion
● The number of FTAs in India has been growing steadily every year and is expected to rise
further
● An increasing number of FTAs means more job opportunities in travel & tourism industry
● Sectors of hospitality (hotels), airlines & other travel services are expected to grow very fast
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About Blue Whale Academy
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