Mumbai: Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) to India increased by 7.1 per cent in the calendar year 2014, to 74.62 lakh from 69.68 lakh in 2013. Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism in during the 12-month period last year stand at Rs 120,083 crore with a growth of 11.5 per cent, as compared with Rs107,671 crore in 2013.
Substantiating the increase in tourist footfalls to the country, Dr Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Tourism and Culture, and Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Government of India said that the Ministry has taken various initiatives to boost growth of tourism in India.
03/03/15 TravelBizMonitor
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Substantiating the increase in tourist footfalls to the country, Dr Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Tourism and Culture, and Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Government of India said that the Ministry has taken various initiatives to boost growth of tourism in India.
03/03/15 TravelBizMonitor
