FTAs grew by 18.8% in September 2017
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The number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in September, 2017 was 7.23 lakh as compared to FTAs of 6.08 lakh in September, 2016 and 5.43 lakh in September, 2015. The growth rate in FTAs in September, 2017 over September, 2016 is 18.8 per cent compared to 12.1 per cent in September, 2016 over September, 2015. Meanwhile, FTAs during the period January- September 2017 were 71.20 lakh with a growth of 15.5 per cent over same period of previous year, as compared to the FTAs of 61.63 lakh with a growth of 9.8 per cent in January- September 2016 over January- September 2015.
The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during September 2017 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (29.65%) followed by USA (10.24%), UK (7.04%), Sri Lanka (3.98%), Australia (3.50%), Malaysia (3.32%), Germany (2.57%), Japan (2.50%), China (2.46%), Canada (2.40%), Nepal (2.30%), France (1.86%),Singapore (1.77%), Rep. of Korea (1.40%) and Afghanistan (1.21%).
The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during September 2017 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (28.69%) followed by Haridaspur Land Check Post (16.06%), Mumbai Airport (13.57%), Chennai Airport (6.56%), Bengaluru Airport (5.36%), Kolkata Airport (5.08%), Gede Rail Land Check Post (3.70%), Cochin Airport (2.88%),Hyderabad Airport (2.83%), Ghojadanga Land CheckPost (2.08%), Ahmedabad Airport (1.51%), Tiruchirapalli Airport (1.35%), Trivandrum Airport (1.17%), Agartala Land Check Post (1.14%) and Sonauli Land Check Post (1.00%).