BY DEBASHREE CHAKRABORTY
NEW DELHI, 11 DECEMBER 2023:
The number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTA) in the first nine months of this year ( from January to September 2023) has been a whopping 6.43 million and the figures are expected to further increase in the remaining winter holidays seasons.
In 2019, a year before the global Covid -19 pandemic outbreak, about 10.93 million Foreign Tourists have arrived in India. Last year a total of 6.44 million Foreign Tourists have arrived in India.
The Foreign Exchange earnings in the first nine months of this year has already surpassed the total foreign exchange earnings in last year.
Ministry of Tourism promotes India as a holistic destination in the tourism generating markets to promote various Indian tourism products and tourism destinations of the country to increase India’s share of the global tourism market.
The above objectives are met through an integrated marketing and promotional strategy, and a synergized campaign in association with the Travel Trade, State Governments and Indian Missions. The Government continuously engages with industry experts and other relevant stakeholders and take their suggestions and feedback for promotion of varied tourism products of India. In order to boost visitor arrival, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has declared “Incredible India! Visit India Year 2023”.
In order to increase the footfall of international tourists in India, Ministry of Tourism, participated in various International travel fairs during the Year 2023 such as FITUR 2023, Madrid, Spain (18-22 January 2023); ITB Berlin (7-9 March 2023); Arabian Travel Market 2023, Dubai (1-4 May 2023); IMEX Frankfurt (17-19 Oct 2023); OTDYKH Leisure, Moscow, Russia (12-14, September 2023); TOP Resa, Paris, France (3 – 5 October 2023); PATA Travel Mart 2023 (4-6 October 2023) in New Delhi; ITB, Asia, Singapore (25 – 27 Oct 2023); JATA, Osaka, Japan (26-29 October 2023); WTM London (6-8 Nov 2023).
Foreign Tourists Arrival (FTAs)
| Year | FTAs in India (in million) |
| 2019 | 10.93 |
| 2020 | 2.74 |
| 2021 | 1.52 |
| 2022 | 6.44 |
| 2023 (Jan –Sep) | 6.43 |
Foreign Exchange Earning (FEEs)
| Year | Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs)
(in crore) |
| 2019 | 216467 |
| 2020 | 50136 |
| 2021 | 65070 |
| 2022 | 139935 |
| 2023 (Jan –Sep) | 1,66,660 |
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and DoNER , G. Kishan Reddy in LoK Sabha today.
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