India weighs a positive load: 1.25 lakh steps of foreigners’ increases in March 18

New Delhi, April 14: India has weighed a positive load as it has laid red carpet Foreign Tourist Arrivals have increased 1.25 lakh as compared to last year in the month of March.

Ministry of Tourism compiles monthly Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) & FTAs on e-Tourist Visa on the basis of information received from Bureau of Immigration (BOI). The following are the important highlights regarding FTAs and FTAs on e-Tourist Visa during the month of March, 2018:

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs):

FTAs in March 2018 were 10.26 lakh as compared to 9.05 lakh in March 2017 registering a growth of 13.4%.

FTAs during the period January-March 2018 were 31.27 lakh as compared to 28.45 lakh in January-March 2017 registering a growth of 9.9%.

The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India during March 2018 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (19.59%) followed by UK (11.56%), USA (10.79%), Russian Federation (3.89%), Sri Lanka (3.72%), Malaysia (3.36%), Canada (3.35%), Germany (3.19%), China (2.67%), Australia (2.62%), France (2.58%), Japan (2.11%), Thailand (2.00%), Singapore (1.64%) and Afghanistan (1.60%).

The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India during March 2018 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (30.68%) followed by Mumbai Airport (14.31%), Haridaspur Land Check Post (9.12%), Chennai Airport (6.53%), Goa Airport (4.87%), Bengaluru Airport (4.73%), Kolkata Airport (4.66%), Cochin Airport (3.29%), Sonauli Airport (2.45%), Hyderabad Airport (2.39%), Gede Rail Land Check Post (2.20%), Amritsar Airport (1.65%), Ghojadanga Land Check Post (1.40%) Ahmedabad Airport (1.37%), and Trivandrum Airport (1.21%).

FTAs on e-Tourist Visa:

During the month of March 2018 a total of 2.46 lakh tourist arrived on e-Tourist Visa as compared to 1.46 lakh during the month of March, 2017 registering a growth of 68.8%.

During January-March 2018, a total of 7.62 lakh tourists arrived on e-Tourist Visa as compared to 4.67 lakh during January-March 2017, registering a growth of 63.0%

The percentage shares of top 15 source countries availing e-Tourist Visa facilities during March, 2018 were highest from UK (19.6%) followed by USA (9.8%), Russian Federation (6.0%), France (5.5%), China (5.3%), Germany (5.3%), Canada (4.8%), Australia (3.3%), Thailand (2.8%), Italy (2.2%), Malaysia (1.9%), Spain (1.9%) Oman (1.9%), Republic of Korea (1.9%) and Singapore (1.9%).

The percentage shares of top 15 ports in tourist arrivals on e-Tourist Visa during March 2018 were highest from New Delhi Airport (46.0%), Mumbai Airport (16.8%), Dabolim (Goa) Airport (9.5%), Chennai Airport (5.8%), Bengaluru Airport (5.2%), Kochi Airport (3.1%), Kolkata Airport (2.7%), Hyderabad Airport (2.0%), Amritsar Airport (1.9%), Trivandrum Airport (1.2%), Ahmedabad Airport (1.0%), Jaipur Airport (0.9%), Gaya Airport (0.7%), Mumbai Seaport (0.6%) and Tirchy Airport (0.6%).